The 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommends eating within the following ranges: 1  Carbohydrates: 45-65% of calories. 2  Fat: 20-35% of calories. 3  Protein: 10-35% of calories.
terrestrial. adjective. 1  Of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants. 2  Biology Living or growing on land or on or in the ground; not aquatic, arboreal, or epiphytic: terrestrial mammals; terrestrial apes; terrestrial orchids.3  Astronomy Similar to the planet earth in size or composition: terrestrial planets.4  Transmitted from structures on the earth and not ...djective. 1  Of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants. 2  Biology Living or growing on land or on or in the ground; not aquatic, arboreal, or epiphytic: terrestrial mammals; terrestrial apes; terrestrial orchids. 3  Astronomy Similar to the planet earth in size or composition: terrestrial planets. 4  Transmitted from structures on the earth and not ...
Wiktionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: terrestrial (Noun). An inhabitant of the planet Earth. terrestrial (Noun). A ground-dwelling plant. terrestrial (Adjective). Of, relating to, or inhabiting the land of the Earth or its inhabitants.terrestrial (Adjective). Of, relating to, or composed of land. terrestrial (Adjective). Living or growing in or on land (as opposed to other habitat); not aquatic, etc.f or pertaining to the world, or to the present state; sublunary; mundane. Terrestrial (adj). consisting of land, in distinction from water; belonging to, or inhabiting, the land or ground, in distinction from trees, water, or the like; as, terrestrial serpents.