"Terrestrian" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more Terrestrian [comparative], most Terrestrian [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} Terrestrian (comparative more Terrestrian, superlative most Terrestrian)
  1. Of or relating to Earth or its inhabitants; of terrestrial origin.
    Sense id: en-Terrestrian-en-adj-~eGmE5xW

Noun [English]

Forms: Terrestrians [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Terrestrian (plural Terrestrians)
  1. An inhabitant of Earth; a human. Categories (topical): Celestial inhabitants, Science fiction Synonyms: Earthling, Terran, Tellurian Hypernyms: Solarian Hyponyms: Earthgirl, Earthman, Earthwoman
    Sense id: en-Terrestrian-en-noun-ZgT6YIiF Disambiguation of Celestial inhabitants: 7 93 Disambiguation of Science fiction: 4 96 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 15 85

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