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extra-terrestre

French, noun\ɛk.stʁa.tɛ.ʁɛstʁ\

extra-terrestre is a French feminine noun meaning “Pre-1990 spelling of extraterrestre” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Variante orthographique de extraterrestre”.

What does extra-terrestre mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    Pre-1990 spelling of extraterrestre.

noun

  1. 1

    femininemasculinePre-1990 spelling of extraterrestre.

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Variante orthographique de extraterrestre.

noun: 1. Variante orthographique de extraterrestre.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of extra-terrestre

  • extra-terrestres plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce extra-terrestre?

  • \ɛk.stʁa.tɛ.ʁɛstʁ\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.