What does "hesperian" mean?
Hesperian: Western; being in the west; occidental. [Poetic] Milton.
Additional senses
- 2.A native or an inhabitant of a western country. [Poetic] J. Barlow.
- 3.Of or pertaining to a family of butterflies called Hesperidæ, or skippers. -- n. Any one of the numerous species of Hesperidæ; a skipper.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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