# Lessepsian

> English word · Adjective · IPA /leɪˈsɛp.sɪ.ən/

## Definitions
1. Pertaining to the French diplomat Ferdinand de Lesseps, who designed the Suez Canal.
2. Of or relating to organisms that migrate from the Red Sea to the eastern Mediterranean Sea by means of the Suez Canal.

## Etymology
From Lesseps, the surname of Ferdinand de Lesseps (1805–1894) + -ian (suffix forming adjectives or nouns meaning ‘belonging to, relating to, or like’).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/lessepsian