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Extraterrestrial

//ˌɛk.stɹə.təˈɹɛs.tɹi.əl// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Originating from outside of the Earth's atmosphere, from space, or from another planet; alien to Earth or its environment.

    "Residents of the city of Voronezh insisted today that lanky, three-eyed extraterrestrial creatures had indeed landed in a local park and gone for a stroll and that a seemingly fantastic report about the event carried Monday by the official press agency Tass was absolutely true."

Adjective
  1. 1
    originating or located or occurring outside Earth or its atmosphere wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A being originating from outside of the Earth's atmosphere, from space, or from another planet; an alien.

    "Smith returns in Men In Black 3 as a veteran agent of a secret organization dedicated to policing the earth’s many extraterrestrials."

  2. 2
    a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From extra- + terrestrial.

Etymology 2

From extra- + terrestrial.

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