"Earthican" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈɜː.θɪ.kən/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɝ.θɪ.kən/ [General-American]
Etymology: Blend of Earth + American. Possibly popularized by the adult animated sitcom Futurama. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|Earth|American}} Blend of Earth + American Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Earthican (not comparable)
  1. (nonstandard, humorous, science fiction) Of or from the planet Earth. Tags: humorous, nonstandard, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-Earthican-en-adj-nHGxdNll Categories (other): Science fiction Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɜː.θɪ.kən/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɝ.θɪ.kən/ [General-American] Forms: Earthicans [plural]
Etymology: Blend of Earth + American. Possibly popularized by the adult animated sitcom Futurama. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|Earth|American}} Blend of Earth + American Head templates: {{en-noun}} Earthican (plural Earthicans)
  1. (nonstandard, humorous, science fiction) An inhabitant of planet Earth. Tags: humorous, nonstandard Synonyms: Earthling, Terran, Tellurian Hypernyms: Solarian Hyponyms: Earthgirl, Earthman, Earthwoman
    Sense id: en-Earthican-en-noun-8f68CTW7 Categories (other): Science fiction, English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Celestial inhabitants Disambiguation of English blends: 43 57 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 75 Disambiguation of Celestial inhabitants: 8 92 Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction

Inflected forms

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