Definition of TERRAQUEOUS

terraqueous

Adj

  • Chiefly in terraqueous globe (that is, the Earth): consisting of both land and water.
  • Relating to, or taking place on, both land and water.
  • Of a plant: living in both land and water; amphibious.

Origin / Etymology

PIE word
*h₂ékʷeh₂
Learned borrowing from Late Latin terraqueus + English -ous (suffix denoting the presence of a quality in any degree, usually an abundance). Terraqueus is derived from Latin terra (“dry land; earth, soil”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ters- (“dry”)) + Late Latin aqueus (“aqueous; watery”) (from Latin aqua (“water”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂ (“water”)) + -eus (suffix forming adjectives from nouns denoting the sources of attributes)).

Scrabble Score: 20

terraqueous: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
terraqueous: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
terraqueous: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 22

terraqueous: valid Words With Friends Word