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.
HESPERIAN
Hes*pe"ri*an, n.
Defn: A native or an inhabitant of a western country. [Poetic] J.
Barlow.
HESPERIAN
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.
HESPERID
Hes"per*id, a. & n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Same as 3d Hesperian.
HESPERIDENE
Hes*per"i*dene, n. Etym: [See Hesperidium.] (Chem.)