\Hes*pe"ri*an\, a. [L. hesperius, fr. hesperus the
evening star, Gr. ? evening, ? ? the evening star. Cf.
{Vesper}.]
Western; being in the west; occidental. [Poetic] --Milton.

\Hes*pe"ri*an\, n.
A native or an inhabitant of a western country. [Poetic] --J.
Barlow.

\Hes*pe"ri*an\, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Of or pertaining to a family of butterflies called
{Hesperid[ae]}, or skippers. -- n. Any one of the numerous
species of {Hesperid[ae]}; a skipper.