Extratellurian

/ˌɛkstrətɛˈlʊəriən/ adjective

Definition

Coming from beyond Earth or relating to something not of this planet.

Etymology

From 'extra-' (outside) + 'tellurian' (from Latin tellus, Earth). This term emerged in the 19th century during growing scientific speculation about life beyond Earth.

Kelly Says

Before we had 'extraterrestrial,' scholars used this older cousin 'extratellurian'—it literally means 'outside of the Earth' and sounds like something out of a Victorian-era sci-fi novel.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
የ Hearth አንድ አንድ እንቅስቃሴ
ye-hearth and-ad-ink-sq-qase
ARالعربية
خارجي
khaar-jee
BNবাংলা
অনুমানিক
anumanik
CACatalà
extraterrestre
ehk-strah-ter-es-treh
CSČeština
extraterestrický
ehk-strah-ter-es-trick-ee
DADansk
eksterrestre
ek-ster-es-treh
DEDeutsch
extraterrestrisch
ek-stra-ter-es-tris
ELΕλληνικά
εξωγήινος
ek-zo-gee-nos
ESEspañol
extraterrestre
ehk-strah-ter-es-treh
FAفارسی
خارجی
khaar-jee
FISuomi
ulkoplaneettiläinen
ulk-o-plan-ee-til-ai-nen
FRFrançais
extraterrestre
ek-stra-ter-es-treh
GUGU
eksterestrial
ehk-ster-es-treh-al
HAHA
eksterestrial
ehk-ster-es-treh-al
HEעברית
חוצני
cho-tzeni
HIहिन्दी
अंतरिक्षीय
an-tari-k-shee-y
HUMagyar
extraterrestri
ehk-strah-ter-es-tri
IDBahasa Indonesia
eksterestrial
ehk-ster-es-treh-al
IGIG
eksterestrial
ehk-ster-es-treh-al
ITItaliano
extraterrestre
ehk-strah-ter-es-treh
JA日本語
地球外生命体
chikyū gai seimeitai
KKKK
eksterestrial
ehk-ster-es-treh-al
KMKM
eksterestrial
ehk-ster-es-treh-al
KO한국어
지구 밖 생명체
ji-gu bak saeng-myeong-che
MRMR
eksterestrial
ehk-ster-es-treh-al
MSBahasa Melayu
eksterestrial
ehk-ster-es-treh-al
MYမြန်မာ
eksterestrial
ehk-ster-es-treh-al
NLNederlands
buitenaards
bue-i-te-naards
NONorsk
eksterrestre
ek-ster-es-treh
PAPA
eksterestrial
ehk-ster-es-treh-al
PLPolski
zewnętrzny
ze-sner-ch-ny
PTPortuguês
extraterrestre
ehk-strah-ter-es-treh
RORomână
extraterestru
ehk-strah-te-res-tru
RUРусский
инопланетянин
ino-plan-e-tyanin
SVSvenska
extraterrestre
ehk-strah-ter-es-treh
SWKiswahili
eksterestrial
ehk-ster-es-treh-al
TAதமிழ்
வெளிக்கோள் வாழ்க்கை
ve-li-ko-l va-zh-kai
TEతెలుగు
అంతరిక్ష జీవులు
an-tari-k-sha jee-vu-lu
THไทย
สิ่งมีชีวิตนอกโลก
sing mee cheewat nok lok
TLTL
eksterestrial
ehk-ster-es-treh-al
TRTürkçe
uzaylı
oo-zay-lee
UKУкраїнська
інопланетянин
ino-plan-e-tyanin
URاردو
خارجی
khaar-jee
VITiếng Việt
sinh vật ngoài hành tinh
sinh vat ngoai han tinh
YOYO
eksterestrial
ehk-ster-es-treh-al
ZH中文
地外生命体
dìwài shēngmìngtǐ
ZUZU
eksterestrial
ehk-ster-es-treh-al

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