The Collaborative International Dictionary
Orphean \Or*phe"an\, a. [L. Orph[=e]us, Gr. ?.]
Of or pertaining to Orpheus, the mythic poet and musician;
as, Orphean strains.
--Cowper.
Wikipedia
Orphean may refer to:
- Relating to Orpheus, a legendary musician, poet, and prophet in ancient Greek religion and myth
- Orphean warbler, a typical warbler of the genus Sylvia
Usage examples of "orphean".
The scouts in low orbit had gathered what data they could about Orphean biology.
It's desolate up here, I know— but we were afraid it might violate the spirit of caution if we dared pretend to walk the Orphean surface.
Why not just simulate a plausible Orphean ocean full of plausible Orphean life forms?
He wondered if there was another, unspoken reason which had nothing to do with fears for the Orphean ecology, or hypothetical culture.
Paolo had some sympathy with that impulse—but the launch of the microprobes would do nothing to undermine the greater long-term pleasure of watching, and understanding, as Orphean life evolved.