Tellus
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Tellus
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin tellūs “earth, the earth”
Example Sentences
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Schwimmer noted that this proximity makes the Tellus Science Museum an ideal location for displaying one of the first full-scale replicas.
From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026
"Tellus is currently the only museum to have a cast of Deinosuchus schwimmeri, so this is an experience our visitors can't get anywhere else," added Rebecca Melsheimer, the museum's curatorial coordinator.
From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026
His expertise has since been sought by major institutions such as Atlanta's Fernbank Museum of Natural History, the University of Texas' Vertebrate Paleontology Laboratory, and the Tellus Science Museum.
From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026
Diaz had four dual-port chargers made by Tellus Power Green up and running in under a year.
From Reuters • Apr. 17, 2023
On the other three, too, of course, but Tellus was so far and away the worst of the lot that the excellence of the work stands out.
From Triplanetary by Smith, E. E. (Edward Elmer)
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