terrestrial
adjective
[ təˈrɛstrɪəl ]
• on or relating to the earth.
• "increased ultraviolet radiation may disrupt terrestrial ecosystems"
• of or on dry land.
• "a submarine eruption will be much more explosive than its terrestrial counterpart"
terrestrial
noun
• an inhabitant of the earth.
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘temporal, worldly, mundane’): from Latin terrestris (from terra ‘earth’) + -al.
