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   ter·res·tri·al

   /təˈrestrēəl/

   adjective

   • 1. of, on, or relating to the earth: "increased ultraviolet radiation may disrupt terrestrial ecosystems"
   • ▪ denoting television broadcasting using equipment situated on the ground rather than by satellite: "terrestrial and cable technology"
   • ▪ of or on dry land: "a submarine eruption will be much more explosive than its terrestrial counterpart"
   • ▪ (of an animal) living on or in the ground; not aquatic, arboreal, or aerial.
   • ▪ (of a plant) growing on land or in the soil; not aquatic or epiphytic.
   • ▪ (of a planet) similar in size or composition to the earth, especially being one of the four inner planets of our solar system.
   • ▪ relating to the earth as opposed to heaven.

   noun

   • 1. an inhabitant of the earth.

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘temporal, worldly, mundane’): from Latin terrestris (from terra ‘earth’) + -al.

   Derivatives

   • 1. terrestrially adverb

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › MegafaunaMegafauna - Wikipedia

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   23 hours ago · Some scientists define herbivorous terrestrial megafauna as having a weight exceeding 100 kilograms (220 lb), and terrestrial carnivorous megafauna as more than 15 kilograms (33 lb). Additionally, Owen-Smith coined the term megaherbivore to describe herbivores that weighed over 1,000 kilograms (2,200 lb), which has seen some use by other researchers.

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4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › 5G5G - Wikipedia

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   23 hours ago · An Android phone, showing that it is connected to a 5G network. In telecommunications, 5G is the fifth-generation technology standard for cellular networks, which cellular phone companies began deploying worldwide in 2019, and is the successor to 4G technology that provides connectivity to most current mobile phones.. Like its predecessors, 5G networks are cellular networks, in which the ...