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Terrestrial

/təˈrɛstriəl/
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(noun) A ground-dwelling plant.

The Solar System has four terrestrial or telluric planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.
Pigeons can use the terrestrial magnetic field to find their way home.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Biologists study ____ animals, which are those that live primarily on land rather than in the water or the air today.

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