terrestrial

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The Word of the Day for October 9 is:=20

terrestrial   \tuh-RESS-tree-ul\   adjective
          1 a : of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants  b : mund=
ane in scope or character : prosaic
     2 a: of or relating to land as distinct from air or water  *b : liv=
ing on or in or growing from land

Example sentence:
          Although Marnie studied terrestrial animals as an undergraduat=
e, she plans to focus on dolphins and other aquatic creatures in graduat=
e school.

Did you know?
           =E2=80=9CTerrestrial=E2=80=9D might be a pretty down-to-earth=
 word, but some of its relatives are out of this world. =E2=80=9CTerrest=
rial=E2=80=9D first appeared in English in the 15th century and derives =
from the Latin root "terra," which means "earth.=E2=80=9D In the mid-180=
0s =E2=80=9Cextra-=E2=80=9D was added to =E2=80=9Cterrestrial,=E2=80=9D =
giving us =E2=80=9Cextraterrestrial,=E2=80=9D an adjective that can be u=
sed to describe things (including science fiction creatures) that come f=
rom space. =E2=80=9CTerrestrial=E2=80=9D shares the =E2=80=9C-al=E2=80=9D=
 suffix with =E2=80=9Ccelestial,=E2=80=9D which was first used in the 14=
th century. Not surprisingly, =E2=80=9Ccelestial=E2=80=9D (=E2=80=9Cof o=
r relating to the sky or visible heavens=E2=80=9D) traces back to the La=
tin for sky, =E2=80=9Ccaelum.=E2=80=9D





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