terrestrial

adj 1: of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the

sea or air [syn: {tellurian}, {telluric}, {terrene}]

2: of or relating to or characteristic of the planet Earth or

its inhabitants; "planetary rumblings and eructations"-

L.C.Eiseley ; "the planetary tilt"; "this terrestrial

ball" [syn: {planetary}]

3: operating or living or growing on land [syn: {land(a)}]

[ant: {amphibious}, {aquatic}]

4: concerned with the world or worldly matters; "mundane

affairs"; "he developed an immense terrestrial

practicality" [syn: {mundane}]

5: of this earth; "transcendental motives for sublunary

actions"; "fleeting sublunary pleasures"; "the nearest to

an angelic being that treads this terrestrial ball" [syn:

{sublunar}, {sublunary}]