centaurian
- adjective
- /sɛnˈtɔriən/
- Literature
- In the science fiction novel, the centaurian landscape was filled with unique flora and fauna native to Alpha Centauri.
Examples
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Most people didn't, but there they are, and you know what kind of weapons they've got because your Centaurian friend told you all about their old wars.
Fiction book (1997) -
The Ex-Earth man had already hastily turned to take his place at the control switch, but he was blocked by a dozen Centaurian females crowding toward the portal.
Fiction book (1997) -
"Actually, the Centaurian female had brought more than sympathy.
Fiction book (1997) -
So, you know, as much as I would love to, to issue this kind of Centaurian defense of free speech and to say, oh, actually Claudine Gay was right.
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The Centaurian pups were whining softly, but he heard nothing else, and it was dark outside.
Fiction book (1997) -
As he left the line, he saw Hoak Hagbarth and his wife just entering it, between a Centaurian female and a pair of Delts.
Fiction book (1997) -
Centaurian slugs.
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Only the Centaurian mayor equivalent, Mrs. Brownbenttalon, her actual Centaurian title was "Divinely Elected Savior" - seemed truly pacific.
Fiction book (1997) -
He hardly noticed when the chime sounded, the portal began to glow, the door opened, and the four Centaurian VIP females, their husbands peering excitedly out of their fur, emerged.
Fiction book (1997) -
The stories of centaurian warriors fascinated the children, who dreamed of adventures among the stars.
Surface Forms
Morphology
centaurian = centaur + Alpha Centauri (semi-transparent) = centaur + ian
Formed by the regular suffix '-ian' on the stem 'centaur', but the meaning can refer either to mythological centaurs or to the Alpha Centauri star-system, creating ambiguity for learners.
Etymology
Centaurian comes from centaur, the mythic being that is half person and half horse, plus the ending -ian, which means 'belonging to'. So centaurian can describe something 'of' a centaur or something 'of' the Alpha Centauri stars.