English Explanatory Dictionary

Hesperian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or relating to the land where the sun sets; western
  2. Of or relating to the Hesperides nymphs
  3. Of or relating to the Martian geological period between Noachian and Amazonian
name
  1. An inhabitant of the western lands
  2. The Hesperian geological time period of Mars
adj
  1. Of or relating to the Hesperiidae family of butterflies.
noun
  1. Any butterfly of the family Hesperiidae; a skipper

Word forms

Hesperian more Hesperian most Hesperian hesperians

Etymology

From Latin Hesperius + -ian.

Synonyms

hesperiid

Related words

Hesperia
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