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terrestriality

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The property of being from the planet Earth.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: extraterrestriality

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noun

Meaning 2

Adaptation to living on the ground (rather than in the trees or seas)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: biology, natural-sciences

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree English terrestrial Proto-Indo-European *-teh2 Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh2ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English terrestriality From terrestrial + -ity.