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I've come across 星人 and 宇宙人 for describing aliens. What's the difference in
the meaning of these words?
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The meaning of 星人 vs 宇宙人
星人 is never used alone. It is used with specific names of planets like
火星人{かせいじん}(Martian), 金星人{きんせいじん}(Venusian), or
[ナメック星人](https://dic.pixiv.net/a/%E3%83%8A%E3%83%A1%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E6%98%9F%E4%BA%BA).
It means the habitants of a particular planet. FYI earthlings are 地球人.

On the other hand, 宇宙人 usually refers to (extraterrestrial) _aliens_ and is
used by itself.
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for a more accurate calling of aliens is 外星人
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