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terraqueous

[ ter-ey-kwee-uh s, -ak-wee- ]

/ tɛrˈeɪ kwi əs, -ˈæk wi- /

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adjective

consisting of land and water, as the earth.

Origin of terraqueous

First recorded in 1650–60; terr(a) + aqueous

OTHER WORDS FROM terraqueous

sub·ter·ra·que·ous, adjective

Words nearby terraqueous

terrain, terramara, terramycin, terrane, terrapin, terraqueous, terrarium, terrazzo, terre adélie, terre haute, terre verte

Example sentences from the Web for terraqueous

She was constructed to revolve like the terraqueous globe; some part or other of her was always out of sight or in shadow.

The Tragic Muse |Henry James
Day is perpetually dawning, and night commencing to some or other of the inhabitants of the terraqueous ball without intermission.

Reason, The Only Oracle of Man |Ethan Allen
He set it down that the earth was a terraqueous globe, which might be travelled round.

The World's Greatest Books, Vol X |Various
He quietly lifts his pilgrim-staff, and begins a perambulation and circumambulation of the terraqueous globe.

The World's Greatest Books -- Vol XX -- Miscellaneous Literature and Index |Various

He has wandered over this terraqueous Planet; seeking, one may say, the Paradise we lost long ago.

The French Revolution |Thomas Carlyle