Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Not growing or living entirely on land; partly terrestrial.
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- adjective of an animal partly
terrestrial , living sometimes on land
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective chiefly but not exclusively terrestrial
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Examples
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When both groups are discussed, we will refer to the first group as terrestrial and the last group as semiterrestrial.
Archive 2008-04-01 AYDIN 2008
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When both groups are discussed, we will refer to the first group as terrestrial and the last group as semiterrestrial.
What is a terrestrial animal? AYDIN 2008
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