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 ...
the planet Earth (usually preceded by the). 2. a planet or other celestial body. 3. a sphere on which is depicted a map of the earth (terrestrial globe) or of the heavens (celestial globe) 4. a spherical body; sphere. 5. anything more or less spherical, as a lampshade or a glass fishbowl.