tellurian

tellurian
tellurian [te loor′ēän΄, tə loor′ēän΄, te loor′ēən, tə loor′ēənte loor′ē ən, təloor′ē ən]
adj.
[< L tellus, gen. telluris, the earth (< IE base * telo-, flat surface > THILL, DEAL3) + -AN]
of the earth; terrestrial
n.
1. an inhabitant of the earth
2. an apparatus for demonstrating how the earth's position and movement (diurnal rotation, annual revolution, etc.) cause day and night and the cycle of the seasons: also tellurion [te loor′ēän΄, tə loor′ēän΄, te loor′ēən, tə loor′ēən]

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