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martian

 : 
Adjective, Noun
 : 
Mar=tian

CIDE DICTIONARY

martianprop. a. [L. Martius.].
     Of or pertaining to Mars, the Roman god of war, or to the planet bearing his name; martial.  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
martianprop. n. 
     An inhabitant of the planet Mars; -- fictional or hypothetical.  Du Maurier.  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
    " In science fiction, it has often been postulated that there are intelligent creatures living on Mars, but no strong evidence of any form of life on Mars has been observed up to the end of 1998."

OXFORD DICTIONARY

martian, adj. & n.
--adj. of the planet Mars.
--n. a hypothetical inhabitant of Mars.

Etymology
ME f. OF martien or L Martianus f. Mars: see MARS

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