terrestrial
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AST SpaceMobile is developing a network that would allow standard, unmodified smartphones to connect directly to satellites, potentially extending cellular coverage to areas without conventional terrestrial networks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
The region’s rocks preserve fossils from different stages in the evolution of terrestrial vertebrates, including some of the oldest known dinosaurs and large predators that lived before the Age of Dinosaurs.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
Besides developing its own AI model, SpaceX is plowing money into terrestrial computing infrastructure, signing AI deals and working toward launching orbital data centers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Chelicerates have become one of the most successful animal groups in both marine and terrestrial environments.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
Without access to coral reefs or productive shallow waters, and with their terrestrial birds quickly exterminated, Easter Islanders turned to constructing chicken houses for intensive poultry farming.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing terrestrial
Over The Moon: Planetary Vocabulary
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Elements of the Universe: Terr, Terra ("Earth")
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100 SAT Words Beginning with "T"
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