terrestrial

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The Word of the Day for October 9 is: 

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

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

Did you know?
           “Terrestrial” might be a pretty down-to-earth word, but some of its 
relatives are out of this world. “Terrestrial” first appeared in English in the 
15th century and derives from the Latin root "terra," which means "earth.” In 
the mid-1800s “extra-” was added to “terrestrial,” giving us 
“extraterrestrial,” an adjective that can be used to describe things (including 
science fiction creatures) that come from space. “Terrestrial” shares the “-al” 
suffix with “celestial,” which was first used in the 14th century. Not 
surprisingly, “celestial” (“of or relating to the sky or visible heavens”) 
traces back to the Latin for sky, “caelum.”





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