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TELLURIAN

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An inhabitant of the earth

Synonyms:

earthling; earthman; tellurian; worldling

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("tellurian" is a kind of...):

denizen; dweller; habitant; indweller; inhabitant (a person who inhabits a particular place)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air

Synonyms:

tellurian; telluric; terrene; terrestrial

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

earth (the solid part of the earth's surface)

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