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{{wiktionary|terrestrial}} '''Terrestrial''' refers to things related to [[land]] or the planet [[Earth]], as opposed to extraterrestrial. '''Terrestrial''' may also refer to: * [[Terrestrial animal]], an animal that lives on land opposed to living in water, or sometimes an animal that lives on or near the ground, as opposed to arboreal life (in trees) ** A fishing fly that simulates the appearance of a land insect is referred to as a [[Artificial fly#Terrestrial flies|terrestrial fly]]. * [[Ecoregion#Terrestrial|Terrestrial ecoregion]], land ecoregions, as distinct from freshwater ecoregions and marine ecoregions * [[Terrestrial ecosystem]], an ecosystem found only on landforms * [[Terrestrial gamma-ray flash]], a burst of gamma rays produced in Earth's atmosphere * [[Terrestrial locomotion]], evolutionary adaptation from aquatic types of locomotion * [[Terrestrial plant]], a plant that grows on land rather than in water or on rocks or trees * [[Terrestrial planet]], a planet that is primarily composed of silicate rocks, and thus "Earth-like" * [[Radio|Terrestrial radio]], radio signals received through a conventional aerial, as opposed to satellite radio * [[Outgoing longwave radiation|Terrestrial radiation]], due to the insolation of heat by the earth surface, earth re-radiates the heat to the atmosphere in the form of long waves * [[Terrestrial reconnaissance]], a type of reconnaissance that is employed along the elements of ground warfare * [[Terrestrial reference frame]], the reference frame as one views from earth * [[Terrestrial television]], television signals received through a conventional aerial, as opposed to satellite television or cable television * [[Terrestrial Time]], an astronomical time standard * [[Terrestrial Trunked Radio]], a specialist walkie talkie standard used by police departments, fire departments, ambulance services and the military * [[Cretaceous Terrestrial Revolution]], the intense diversification of land animals * Terretial bacteria, bacteria that lives in space * Earthly, as [[worldly]] and opposite to [[otherworld]]ly ==See also== * [[Extraterrestrial (disambiguation)]] * [[Terrestre (disambiguation)]] * [[Terrestris]] *[[Degrees of glory#Terrestrial kingdom]] * {{Look from}} * {{intitle}} {{disambiguation}}
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