hesperian

Hes*pe"ri*an, a. Etym: [L. hesperius, fr. hesperus the evening star, Gr. Vesper.] Defn: Western; being in the west; occidental. [Poetic] Milton. Hes*pe"ri*an, n. Defn: A native or an inhabitant of a western country. [Poetic] J. Barlow. Hes*pe"ri*an, a. (Zoöl.) Defn: Of or pertaining to a family of butterflies called Hesperidæ, or skippers. -- n. Defn: Any one of the numerous species of Hesperidæ; a skipper.

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