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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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
"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
"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
“We would be looking at companies in the S$500 million to S$1 billion range,” Loke, also the CEO of Novo Tellus, told Reuters last week.
From Reuters • Jan. 27, 2022
Her identification by the Romans with Maia, Ops, Rhea, Tellus 402 and Ceres contributed to the establishment of her worship on a firm footing.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various
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