Saturday, October 31, 2015

extraterrestrial

extra-


a prefix meaning “outside,” “beyond,” freely used as an English formative:
extrajudicial; extraterritorial; extra-atmospheric.

terrestrial

[tuh-res-tree-uh l] 
 
adjective
1.
pertaining to, consisting of, or representing the earth as distinct from other planets.
2.
of or relating to land as distinct from water.
3.
Botany.
  1. growing on land; not aquatic.
  2. growing in the ground; not epiphytic or aerial.
4.
Zoology. living on or in the ground; not aquatic, arboreal, or aerial.
5.
of or relating to the earth or this world; worldly; mundane.
noun
6.
an inhabitant of the earth, especially a human being.

Some words do not make since to me. This is one of them. So you would think if you add these two words together you get extra land or extra humans.  

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