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terraqueous

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ter⋅ra⋅que⋅ous

  [ter-ey-kwee-uhs, -ak-wee-]
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–adjective
consisting of land and water, as the earth.
Origin:
1650–60; terr(a) + aqueous
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ter·ra·que·ous   (těr-ā'kwē-əs, -āk'wē-)   
adj.  Composed of land and water.

[Latin terra, earth; see ters- in Indo-European roots + aqueous.]
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