terrestrialityn.
/təˌrɛstrɪˈalɪti/ Zoology.
The state or condition of living primarily on the ground, usually as opposed to living in water or in the trees. Cf. arboreality n.
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terrestriality1963
1963 Amer. Zool. III. 457 (heading) Euryhalinity and terrestriality among the vertebrates.
1975 Compar. Biochem. & Physiol. A. 52 720/2 While terrestriality appears to act as a selective force for the predominance of rhodopsin, the function of the porphyropsin and mixed porphyropsin-rhodopsin systems remains obscure.
1984 R. I. M. Dunbar Reproductive Decisions iii. 26 The gelada have become almost completely terrestrial and have one of the highest ‘terrestriality’ indices (ratio of foot width to length) of the primates.
1989 Functional Ecol. III. 693 Fluctuating body temperatures and desiccation are major challenges associated with terrestriality in amphibians.
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