terraqueous

[ ter-ey-kwee-uhs, -ak-wee- ]

/ tɛrˈeɪ kwi əs, -ˈæk wi- /

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adjective

consisting of land and water, as the earth.

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Origin of terraqueous

First recorded in 1650–60; terr(a) + aqueous

sub·ter·ra·que·ous, adjective

She was constructed to revolve like the terraqueous globe; some part or other of her was always out of sight or in shadow.
The Tragic Muse|Henry James
Throughout the terraqueous globe his achievement is cited as the conquest of abstract Science over Physics.
The Knickerbocker, Vol. 22, No. 5, November 1843|Various
Amid such terraqueous conditions it was natural enough that the children should develop a passion for the sea.
William Lloyd Garrison|Archibald H. Grimke
Meanwhile, what portion of this inconsiderable terraqueous Globe have ye actually tilled and delved, till it will grow no more?
Sartor Resartus, and On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History|Thomas Carlyle

Thus, then, two new oceans are requisite to cover the terraqueous globe merely to the depth of five hundred feet.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 4 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)