Terran
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The word Terran refers to anything attributed to the planet Earth (Latin: Terra) or Humans. The klingon word for human is "tera'ngan". (ENT: "Affliction")
The term has been used to identify many items attributed to Earth:
- The "Terran solar system" and "Terran system" are alternate names for the Sol system which contains Earth. (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home; TNG: "The Best of Both Worlds"; DS9: "Valiant")
- A Terran leech is separate from other leeches. (TNG: "Phantasms")
According to material created for, but not seen in Star Trek Generations, the Terran Winemakers Association was an Earth-based wine-judging organization.
The term also referred to items attributed to Humans:
- The SS Mariposa used a Terran distress beacon created by the European Hegemony. (TNG: "Up The Long Ladder")
- "Terran" was used explicitly to refer to a Human (St. John Talbot) by Sybok and Vixis in 2287. (Star Trek V: The Final Frontier)
This was the only time a normal universe Human was referred to as a "Terran."
- Data referred to Terran conjugal rites. (Star Trek Nemesis)
- Shinzon saw a Romulan doctor who had experience in Terran illnesses. (Star Trek Nemesis)
