Martian
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- noun
- /ˈmɑːrʃən/
- Literature
- The robotic spacecraft will investigate and transmit to Earth information about the Martian landscape and atmosphere.
- image of the Martian
- Martians came
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Watch on YouTubeThe idea was we brought to Mars food which we hoped the little Martians would love to eat.
- The idea was we brought to Mars food which we hoped the little Martians would love to eat.
- Now, when we look at biology and organisms, we're rather like Martians trying to make sense of organisms.
- I love my Martian brothers and sisters, but there are soccer moms too.
- I mean, it could be something silly like that one with the Martians that have the, the, the brains.
- And you saw a hint of like where the eyebrows were in the mouth, but it was mostly sort of and people said the Martians knew we were looking at them.
- The speaker, a Martian head knob eyes triangular, mouth mesh buzzing, announcing the snack bar was open.
Examples
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The Martians have no resistance to bacteria in our atmosphere.
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Scientists are studying the Martian environment to find clues about past life on Mars.
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I look like a Martian now.
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Brace goes on with the Martian story in five minutes.
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The sun was high in the sky and beating down through the thin Martian atmosphere.
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This is the story of the Martian methane mystery.
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My experience with Martians when I was President was that Mars had great potential.
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Nevertheless, the Viking mission went on, analyzed Martian soils, and found no evidence of life.
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In science fiction, a Martian is often depicted as a green, intelligent creature from Mars.
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The story features an alien Martian who tries to understand human behavior.
Synonyms
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A creature from another planet often in science fiction
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A fictional being said to come from the planet Venus
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An imaginary person who lives on the Moon in stories
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A person or creature imagined to live on the planet Mercury
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An imaginary being from the planet Saturn
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A fictional person who lives on the planet Uranus
A being from the star Rigel in stories
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Martian comes from the name Mars, the Roman god of war, plus the ending -ian meaning 'from' or 'belonging to'. So a Martian is someone or something 'from Mars', which is why stories show Martians as aliens from that planet.