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This is because the "search with Google" feature is not actually provided by Terminal, it is a service[1] provided by Safari. Other browsers could easily provide their own service, but I haven't seen any that actually do.

You can see and configure all available services by going to the app menu in the menu bar and selecting Services -> Services Settings

1. https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/use-services-in-app...

>>babypu+(OP)
Thanks, appreciate the info. Strange though that the services make zero mention of who is providing them.

And really Apple should have made a generic service using the default browser, rather than this being a Safari provided thing. I guess the OP's "edge of anti-consumer" theory has some merit.