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