What does "tellurian" mean?
Tellurian: A dweller on the earth. De Quincey.
Additional senses
- 2.An instrument for showing the operation of the causes which produce the succession of day and night, and the changes of the seasons. [Written also tellurion.]
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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