terricolous

adjective

ter·​ric·​o·​lous

-ləs

variants or terricole

ˈterəˌkōl

or less commonly terricoline

teˈrikəˌlīn,

təˈr-,

-lə̇n

: terrestrial sense 3b

Word History

Etymology

terricole from Latin terricola earth dweller; terricolous, terricoline from Latin terricola + English -ous or -ine

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