terraqueous

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She was constructed to revolve like the terraqueous globe; some part or other of her was always out of sight or in shadow Peter talked to conceal his feelings, and, like many a man practising that indirectness, rather lost himself in the wood.

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  1. adjective Composed of land and water.

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  1. Latin terra, earth; see ters- in Indo-European roots + aqueous.

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  1. from Latin terra, earth, + aqua, water (see aqueous).
 

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/tɛˈreɪkwəəs/
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