ex·tra·ter·res·tri·al
ˌek-strə-tə-ˈre-strē-əl 
-ˈres-chəl,
-ˈresh-chəl
: originating, existing, or occurring outside the earth or its atmosphere
extraterrestrial life
: a being from another world : an extraterrestrial being
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Ars Technica, 18 Mar. 2025
However, the extraterrestrial enemies catch up to the ship and force it to crash-land on a mysterious planet called Mira.
—PCMAG, 18 Mar. 2025
Terry Dickerson, NBC News, 12 Mar. 2025
Discovering a mysterious beam of light during a graveyard shift, Bruner reawakens with visions of extraterrestrials and a slippery sense of reality.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 6 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
Among other things, its instruments drilled into the Moon's surface, tested an extraterrestrial vacuum cleaner, and showed that future missions could use GPS navigation signals to navigate on the lunar surface.
—Ars Technica, 18 Mar. 2025
However, the extraterrestrial enemies catch up to the ship and force it to crash-land on a mysterious planet called Mira.
—PCMAG, 18 Mar. 2025
Noun
For the anniversary special, Streep played Colleen Rafferty Sr., the equally unfiltered mother who also had raunchy run-ins with extraterrestrials.
—Terry Dickerson, NBC News, 12 Mar. 2025
Discovering a mysterious beam of light during a graveyard shift, Bruner reawakens with visions of extraterrestrials and a slippery sense of reality.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Extraterrestrial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extraterrestrial. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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