terrestris — Lewis & Short
terrestris, e (
I 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,Cic. 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.