Terraqueous
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /təˈɹeɪ.kwi.əs/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Terraqueous is an adjective meaning Chiefly in terraqueous globe (that is, the Earth): consisting of both land and water.
Meaning
Chiefly in terraqueous globe (that is, the Earth): consisting of both land and water.
More Meanings
- Relating to, or taking place on, both land and water.
- (botany) Of a plant: living in both land and water; amphibious.
Example Sentences
[…] Providence enjoins to ev'ry ſoul / An union vvith the vaſt terraqueous vvhole.
The Terraqueous Globe comprehending Sea and Land, Rivers and Lakes, ſtands divided by modern Geographers into tvvo Semi-Orbs, viz. the Old, and Nevv VVorld.
Thus the vicissitudes of the land and ocean, portrayed in the tertiary formations, harmonise perfectly with other terraqueous phenomena of the same geological period.
A Part hovv ſmall of the terraqueous Globe / Is tenanted by man? the reſt a VVaſte, / Rocks, Deſerts, frozen Seas, and burning Sands; / VVild haunts of Monſters, Poiſons, Stings, and Death: / Such is Earth's melancholy Map!
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include globe, terranean, terreous, aquatic, terraneous, terrene.
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