ex·tra·ter·res·tri·al
ˌek-strə-tə-ˈre-strē-əl 
-ˈres-chəl,
-ˈresh-chəl
: originating, existing, or occurring outside the earth or its atmosphere
extraterrestrial life
: a being from another world : an extraterrestrial being
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Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 6 May 2024
Said to be informed by everything from Mayan pyramids to Quantum computers, her work crosses fact and fiction for an extraterrestrial worldview.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2024
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Adjective
All of it lies waiting, undisturbed in a land without weather, for the extraterrestrial archaeologists of the future.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 6 May 2024
Said to be informed by everything from Mayan pyramids to Quantum computers, her work crosses fact and fiction for an extraterrestrial worldview.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for extraterrestrial
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“Extraterrestrial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extraterrestrial. Accessed 16 May. 2024.
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