terrestris

terrestris, e ( nom. masc. terrester, Flor 2, 2, 4; v. infra), adj. [terra], of or belonging to the earth or to the land, earth-, land-, terrestrial:

erant animantium genera quattuor, quorum unum divinum atque caeleste, alterum pennigerum et aërium, tertium aquatile, terrestre quartum,

Cic. Univ. 10:

pecudes,

Plaut. Ps. 3, 2, 46:

admiratio rerum caelestium atque terrestrium,

Cic. N. D. 2, 30, 75:

in Capitolio, hoc est in terrestri domicilio Jovis,

id. Verr. 2, 4, 58, § 129:

terrestris coepulonus,

Plaut. Pers. 1, 3, 20:

archipirata,

Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 27, § 70; cf.:

populus vere terrester,

Flor. 2, 2, 4 Duk.:

exercitus,

land - forces, Nep. Them. 2, 5:

proelia,

battles by land, id. Alcib. 5, 5:

iter,

land-journey, Plin. 5, 6, 6, § 39; Auct. B. Alex. 25, 1;

32, 1: coturnices, parva avis et terrestris potius quam sublimis,

remaining on the ground, Plin. 10, 23, 33, § 64: He. Terrestris cena est. Er. Sus terrestris bestia'st, a supper from the ground, i. e. consisting of vegetables, poor, Plaut. Capt. 1, 2, 86. — Hence, subst.: terrestrĭa, ium, n. (sc. animalia), land-animals:

in terrestribus serpentes,

Plin. 10, 62, 82, § 169 sq.