terraqueous /təˈɹeɪ.kwi.əs/ adjective3 •(formal, no longer used) Chiefly in terraqueous globe (that is, the Earth): consisting of both land and water.The Terraqueous Globe comprehending Sea and Land, Rivers and Lakes, stands divided by modern Geographers into tvvo Semi-Orbs, viz. the Old, and Nevv VVorld. — 1669 •(formal, no longer used) Relating to, or taking place on, both land and water.Thus the vicissitudes of the land and ocean, portrayed in the tertiary formations, harmonise perfectly with other terraqueous phenomena of the same geological period. — 1829 •(formal, no longer used) Of a plant: living in both land and water; amphibious.Among a large number of terraqueous plants, cellulose and lignin are dominant in nature. — 2004
