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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"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
A life-size replica of this ancient giant is now on display at the Tellus Science Museum in Cartersville, Georgia.
From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026
"Each year, we have thousands of students visit us from across Georgia and neighboring states," the Tellus Science Museum's director of education, Hannah Eisla, explained.
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
Mentally, he was far from Tellus, flitting in his super-dreadnaught through parsec after parsec of vacuous space.
From Triplanetary by Smith, E. E. (Edward Elmer)
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