'Tellurian' definitions:

Definition of 'tellurian'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air [syn: tellurian, telluric, terrestrial, terrene]
noun
An inhabitant of the earth [syn: tellurian, earthling, earthman, worldling]

Definition of 'Tellurian'

From: GCIDE
  • Tellurian \Tel*lu"ri*an\, a. [L. tellus, -uris, the earth.] Of or pertaining to the earth. --De Quincey. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Tellurian'

From: GCIDE
  • Tellurian \Tel*lu"ri*an\, n.
  • 1. A dweller on the earth. --De Quincey. [1913 Webster]
  • 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.] [1913 Webster]