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Proxima Centaurian

Proxima Centaurian noun: an inhabitant of Proxima Centauri.

Noun

Proxima Centaurian (plural Proxima Centaurians)

  1. An inhabitant of Proxima Centauri.
    • The Proxima Centaurians, who are roughly humanoid in shape, are a development of mobile carnivorous plants.1998, Everett Franklin Bleiler, Richard J[ames] Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Gernsback Years, Kent, Ohio; London: The Kent State University Press, →ISBN, page 248
    • In “Rautavaara’s Case,” the alien Proxima Centaurians save the severely damaged human Agneta Rautavaara by using the rest of her irreparable body as a nutrient source to sustain her brain.2011, G.C. Goddu, “Will You Survive a Trip to Rekall, Inc.?”, in D.E. Wittkower, editor, Philip K. Dick and Philosophy: Do Androids Have Kindred Spirits? (George A. Reisch, editor, Popular Culture...
    Synonyms:
    Proxer

Adjective

Proxima Centaurian (comparative more Proxima Centaurian, superlative most Proxima Centaurian)

  1. (rare) Of or relating to Proxima Centauri.
    • Science Officer Heath stood out as the only American – specifically, of Proxima Centaurian descent – among the command cadre.2016, Jamie Sawyer, The Lazarus War; Book Three: Origins, Orbit, →ISBN
    • IF I CAN ISOLATE THE DIFFERENCES IN HUMAN BLOOD AND PROXIMA CENTAURIAN…2021, Jim McCann, Star Trek: Year Five, IDW Publishing

Synonyms of Proxima Centaurian

Forms of Proxima Centaurian

Noun
pluralProxima Centaurians
Adjective
comparativemore Proxima Centaurian
superlativemost Proxima Centaurian

Origin of Proxima Centaurian

From Proxima Centauri + -an.

Questions about Proxima Centaurian

What does Proxima Centaurian mean?
Proxima Centaurian means an inhabitant of Proxima Centauri.
What part of speech is Proxima Centaurian?
Proxima Centaurian can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of Proxima Centaurian?
The plural of Proxima Centaurian is Proxima Centaurians.

Words near Proxima Centaurian in the dictionary

  1. proxigee
  2. proxigees
  3. proxim-
  4. Proxima
  5. Proxima Centauri
  6. Proxima Centaurian
  7. Proxima Centaurians
  8. proximad
  9. proximal
  10. proximal convoluted tubule
  11. proximal convoluted tubules

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