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Venusian

American  
[vuh-noo-shuhn, -shee-uhn, -see-uhn, -nyoo-] / vəˈnu ʃən, -ʃi ən, -si ən, -ˈnju- /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the planet Venus.


noun

  1. a supposed being inhabiting or coming from Venus.

Venusian British  
/ vɪˈnjuːzɪən /

adjective

  1. of, occurring on, or relating to the planet Venus

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. (in science fiction) an inhabitant of Venus

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Venusian

First recorded in 1895–1900; Venus + -ian

Example Sentences

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So what to do about your underwhelming past lovers, your Pisces Venusian yearning, your throbbing heart, your efforts to prepare yourself to love from the most whole place you possibly can?

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 13, 2026

This is a eureka moment for astronomers as they just found a new way to track Venusian weather over the past decade - the longest duration of observation ever.

From Space Scoop Jul. 8, 2025

On that occasion, the scientific error was that analysts misread the results from spectrometric readings of the Venusian atmosphere.

From Salon Nov. 24, 2024

To better understand its volcanism, scientists hoped to catch a Venusian eruption in the act.

From New York Times May 27, 2024

Think what Bill Gates, say, would pay for some tendriled, purply lobed piece of Venusian exotica to put in a pot in his greenhouse.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

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