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terrestrial planet

American  
[tuh-res-tree-uhl plan-it] / təˈrɛs tri əl ˈplæn ɪt /

noun

Astronomy.

  1. a planet composed mostly of metals or silica rocks: in our solar system, the terrestrial planets are the four inner planets.

terrestrial planet Scientific  

  1. See inner planet

Etymology

Origin of terrestrial planet

First recorded in 1885–90

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