Tellurian
[tə-LOO-ree-ən]
Part of speech: adjective
Origin: Latin, mid-19th century
Of or inhabiting the Earth.
Examples of tellurian in a sentence
"The sci-fi series featured only tellurian species."
"The tellurian beauty of the Earth from space is indescribable."
About Tellurian
From the Latin "tellur-,” meaning "earth," "tellurian" can be used as an adjective to describe something of the Earth, or as a noun to identify an inhabitant of Earth.
Did you Know?
When this word first appeared in English around the late 18th century, it was just an adjective used for things related to the Earth. It has since been adopted by the sci-fi community to relate to species from Earth, specifically as opposed to alien creatures.