"extra-terrestrial" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: extra-terrestrials [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} extra-terrestrial (plural extra-terrestrials)
  1. Alternative form of extraterrestrial. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: extraterrestrial
    Sense id: en-extra-terrestrial-en-noun-7tDrnLvE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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