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Terrae filius
Terra Ter"ra, n. [It. & L. See Terrace.] The earth; earth. Terra alba [L., white earth] (Com.), a white amorphous earthy substance consisting of burnt gypsum, aluminium silicate (kaolin), or some similar ingredient, as magnesia. It is sometimes used to adulterate certain foods, spices, candies, paints, etc. Terra cotta. [It., fr. terra earth + cotta, fem. of cotto cooked, L. coctus, p. p. of coquere to cook. See Cook, n.] Baked clay; a kind of hard pottery used for statues, architectural decorations, figures, vases, and the like. Terr[ae] filius [L., son of the earth], formerly, one appointed to write a satirical Latin poem at the public acts in the University of Oxford; -- not unlike the prevaricator at Cambridge, England. Terra firma [L.], firm or solid earth, as opposed to water. Terra Japonica. [NL.] Same as Gambier. It was formerly supposed to be a kind of earth from Japan. Terra Lemnia [L., Lemnian earth], Lemnian earth. See under Lemnian. Terra ponderosa [L., ponderous earth] (Min.), barite, or heavy spar. Terra di Sienna. See Sienna.

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- scientific research satellite Terrae, extensive land m****es found on various solar system bodies List of terrae on Mars List of terrae on Venus Terra, a highland...
- phrase law of the land is a legal term, equivalent to the Latin lex terrae, or legem terrae in the accusative case. It refers to all of the laws in force within...
- Eleftheria terrae is a recently discovered Gram-negative bacterium. E. terrae is a temporary name for the organism, as it was only discovered in 2014 and...
- Aquamicrobium terrae is a Gram-negative, aerobic and non-motile bacteria from the genus of Aquamicrobium which has been isolated from soil which was contaminated...
- Janibacter terrae is a bacterium from the genus Janibacter which has been isolated from soil in Korea. Janibacter terrae is able to degrade trichloroethylene...
- The terræ filius (son of the soil) was a satirical orator who spoke at public ceremonies of the University of Oxford, for over a century. There was official...
- T. terrae may refer to: Terrabacter terrae, a Gram-positive bacterium Terrimonas terrae, a Gram-negative bacterium This disambiguation page lists articles...
- The Holy Land is an area roughly located between the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern bank of the Jordan River, traditionally synonymous both with the...
- Comamonas terrae is a bacterium from the genus Comamonas, which was isolated from agricultural soil in Thailand. C. terrae has an ****nite-oxidizing ability...
- Terrabacter terrae is a species of Gram-positive, nonmotile, non-endospore-forming bacteria. Cells are long, irregular rods. It was initially isolated...