TERRESTRIAL


Meaning of TERRESTRIAL in English

[adjective] [not gradable] [formal] - relating to the planet Earth, or (specialized) (of animals) living on the land rather than in the sea or airThe plant is found in the Antarctic and grows in the harshest terrestrial conditions on our planet.(specialized) Crustaceans live mostly in marine but also in freshwater and terrestrial habitats.Compare extraterrestrial.(formal) Terrestrial television channels are ones which broadcast from stations on the ground and do not use satellites.

Cambridge English vocab.      Кембриджский английский словарь.