terraqueous

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Adjective 1.3 References

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Latin terra (the earth) + aqueous (the water).

[edit] Adjective

terraqueous (not comparable)

1. (literally) “land and water”. A terraqueous body may thus be a celestial body comprising both land and water. Planets such as the Earth fall into this category.

[edit] References

• terraqueous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913