\Ter*res"tri*al\, a. [L. terrestris, from terra the
earth. See {Terrace}.]
1. Of or pertaining to the earth; existing on the earth;
   earthly; as, terrestrial animals. ``Bodies terrestrial.''
   --1 Cor. xv. 40.
2. Representing, or consisting of, the earth; as, a
   terrestrial globe. ``The dark terrestrial ball.''
   --Addison.
3. Of or pertaining to the world, or to the present state;
   sublunary; mundane.
         Vain labors of terrestrial wit.       --Spenser.
         A genius bright and base, Of towering talents, and
         terrestrial aims.                     --Young.
4. Consisting of land, in distinction from water; belonging
   to, or inhabiting, the land or ground, in distinction from
   trees, water, or the like; as, terrestrial serpents.
         The terrestrial parts of the globe.   --Woodward.
5. Adapted for the observation of objects on land and on the
   earth; as, a terrestrial telescope, in distinction from an
   astronomical telescope. -- {Ter*res"tri*al*ly}, adv. --
   {Ter*res"tri*al*ness}, n.

\Ter*res"tri*al\, n.
An inhabitant of the earth.