Terrestrial
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Terrestrial may refer to:
- In a general sense, things having to do with land or with the planet Earth, earthlike
- In biology, a terrestrial animal, one that lives on the land, as opposed to in water, air, or in the trees.
- In botany, a terrestrial plant, one that grows on land rather than in water
- In astronomy, a terrestrial planet, one that is significantly Earthlike
- In ecology, a terrestrial ecoregion
- Landforms
- Terrestrial television, indicates that TV or radio signals are received through a conventional aerial
- Terrestrial radio
Related terms
- extra-terrestrial, something from outer space, rather than terrestrial, from earth
