Terrestrial

Terrestrial might mean:

• In astronomy it means a rocky planet like the Earth, as opposed to a gas giant like Jupiter. Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are the terrestrial planets.
• In ecology it means an area of land, as in terrestrial ecosystem.
• In zoology, a terrestrial animal is one which lives on land.
• In botany: growing in the soil, not (for example) epiphytic.

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