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/ekstrateˈrestɾe/

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Translation

alien, extraterrestrial

Word origin

From Latin extra ('outside, beyond') plus terrestris ('of the earth'), from terra ('earth'). The same roots give English 'extra' and 'terrestrial'.

Origin: Latin
Root: extra terrestris
English cognates: extraterrestrial, terrestrial

Grammar

Gendercommon

Pluralextraterrestres

Examples

The film is about a very friendly alien.

¿ ?

Do you believe aliens exist?

The boy drew a spaceship with a little green alien.

Muchas .

Many stories talk about extraterrestrial life on other planets.

¡, !

Look, it looks like a real alien!

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This word is part of lesson 49.