Proxima Centaurian

plural Proxima Centaurians

1. literatureAn inhabitant of Proxima Centauri.

   The Proxima Centaurians, who are roughly humanoid in shape, are a development of mobile carnivorous plants.

   1998, Everett Franklin Bleiler, Richard J[ames] Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Gernsback Years, Kent, Ohio; London: The Kent State University Press, →ISBN, page 248

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   In “Rautavaara’s Case,” the alien Proxima Centaurians save the severely damaged human Agneta Rautavaara by using the rest of her irreparable body as a nutrient source to sustain her brain.

   2011, G.C. Goddu, “Will You Survive a Trip to Rekall, Inc.?”, in D.E. Wittkower, editor, Philip K. Dick and Philosophy: Do Androids Have Kindred Spirits? (George A. Reisch, editor, Popular Culture and Philosophy, volume 63), Chicago, Ill.; LaSalle, Ill.: Open Court Publishing Company, →ISBN, section “Identity Crises”, page 65

   Rather than come here in person, it would be much more sensible for Proxima Centaurians, if they exist, to send an unmanned satellite, the way we have in our exploration of the other planets of the solar system.

   2018, William B. Irvine, You: A Natural History, Oxford University Press, →ISBN

   Synonyms: Proxer

comparative more Proxima Centaurian · superlative most Proxima Centaurian

1. rareliteratureOf or relating to Proxima Centauri.

   IF I CAN ISOLATE THE DIFFERENCES IN HUMAN BLOOD AND PROXIMA CENTAURIAN…

   2021, Jim McCann, Star Trek: Year Five, IDW Publishing

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   Science Officer Heath stood out as the only American – specifically, of Proxima Centaurian descent – among the command cadre.

   2016, Jamie Sawyer, The Lazarus War; Book Three: Origins, Orbit, →ISBN

   A member of the Galacterian Alignment, and participants in the Melchizedek Star Seed Program, the Proxima Centaurian race is here to assist Earth in its dualistic proclivity: to spiritually raise, to uplift mentally, to reveal health—all roads that lead to true happiness.

   2021, Craig Campobasso, The Extraterrestrial Species Almanac: The Ultimate Guide to Greys, Reptilians, Hybrids, and Nordics, Weiser Books, →ISBN, page 109