D defs.my
Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

extraterrestrial

/(ĕks`trȧ*tĕr`rĕs"trĭ*al)/ · ex·tra·ter·res·tri·al · IPA /ˌɛk.stɹə.təˈɹɛs.tɹi.əl/
01 adj. originating or located or occurring outside Earth or its atmosphere; as, there is no clear evidence for extraterrestrial life.
  1. 1.
    originating or located or occurring outside Earth or its atmosphere; as, there is no clear evidence for extraterrestrial life.
02 n. a hypothetical form of life existing outside the Earth or its atmosphere, especially intelligent life on other planets or in other solar sy…
  1. 1.
    a hypothetical form of life existing outside the Earth or its atmosphere, especially intelligent life on other planets or in other solar systems; as, what would you say to an extraterrestrial?.
Syn. extraterrestrial being, alien.