Denebian n. 1
a native or inhabitant of the Deneb system
Demonyms
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1942 The Hazing in Thrilling Wonder Stories Oct. 90/1
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Isaac Asimov
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‘I’m not talking about them from the physical standpoint,’ said the Denebian disgustedly. [Ibid. 93/1] The fuzzy little Denebian, Wri Forase, remained placidly in the background.
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1952 Looking for Something? in Startling Stories Apr. 124/1
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Frank Herbert
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Mirsar Wees was a Denebian. His race had originated more than three million earth years ago on the fourth planet circling the star Deneb.
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1954 Desperate Remedy in Science Fiction Quarterly Nov. 73/2
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Mack Reynolds
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They went through a security check so strict that any Denebian, or any crackpot, would have been weeded out.
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1965 The 2-D Problem in Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction Aug. 51/1
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Jody Scott
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There were…cobra-headed Denebians with that smell between wet goat and pulp mill, and some of them would bang on the glass and shriek when you walked past.
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1977 The Alien Viewpoint in Galaxy Aug. 115/2
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Richard E. Geis
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I happen to know the Denebians will be visiting Earth in six years, and they look like four-foot peanuts with legs.
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1988 Many Mansions in Asimov’s Science Fiction May 26
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Alexander Jablokov
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Kinbarn the Denebian was known to have been in the vicinity of Chartres in the spring of 1227.
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2000 The Denebian Cycle in Interzone (#152) Feb. 35/2
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Eric Brown
Keith Brooke
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Corrie knew that the Denebians were a tribal hunter-gatherer species, migrating with the planet’s 39-year seasonal cycle. [Ibid. 45/1] The Denebian dragged her through the cavern, one long-fingered hand wrapped around her arm, another tangled in her hair.
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2017 Avengers of the Moon x. 250
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Allen Steele
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I’d be careful what you say about the Denebians. It’s a rather touchy subject for them.
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antedating 1942
Earliest cite
Isaac Asimov, in Thrilling Wonder Stories
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