"terranaut" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: terranauts [plural]
Etymology: From Latin terra (“dry land; soil; Earth”) + -naut. Etymology templates: {{af|en|terra|-naut|lang1=la|t1=dry land; soil; Earth}} Latin terra (“dry land; soil; Earth”) + -naut Head templates: {{en-noun}} terranaut (plural terranauts)
  1. (chiefly science fiction) Someone who explores some part of the Earth. Categories (topical): Science fiction

Inflected forms

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