"space alien" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: space aliens [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} space alien (plural space aliens)
  1. (chiefly US) An extraterrestrial being; a visitor from outer space. Wikipedia link: extraterrestrial life Tags: US Categories (topical): Astrobiology, Celestial inhabitants, Stock characters Synonyms: alien, ET, little green man Related terms: space invader Translations (an extraterrestrial being): 外星人 (wàixīngrén) (Chinese Mandarin), 宇宙人 (yǔzhòurén) (Chinese Mandarin), avaruusolento (Finnish), extraterrestre [feminine, masculine] (French), alien [masculine] (French), Außerirdischer [masculine] (German), Außerirdische [feminine] (German), 宇宙人 (uchūjin) (alt: うちゅうじん) (Japanese), 異星人 (iseijin) (alt: いせいじん) (Japanese), kosmita [masculine] (Polish), инопланетя́нин (inoplanetjánin) [masculine] (Russian), инопланетя́нка (inoplanetjánka) [feminine] (Russian), прише́лец (prišélec) [masculine] (Russian), косми́ческий прише́лец (kosmíčeskij prišélec) [masculine] (Russian), svemirac [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), izvanzemaljac [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), vanzemaljac [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian)

Inflected forms

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