English
hesperian
see also: Hesperian
Adjective

hesperian (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the Hesperiidae family of butterflies.
Synonyms Noun

hesperian (plural hesperians)

  1. Any butterfly of the family Hesperiidae; a skipper
Synonyms
Hesperian
Adjective

hesperian

  1. Of or relating to the land where the sun sets; western
    “the parting Sun/ Beyond the Earth’s green Cape and verdant Isles/ Hesperian sets” (Paradise Lost, John Milton, VIII.630-32)
  2. Of or relating to the Hesperides nymphs
  3. of or relating to the Martian geological period between Noachian and Amazonian
Proper noun
  1. An inhabitant of the western lands
  2. The Hesperian geological time period of Mars
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