Draconid

[ drak-uh-nid ]

nounAstronomy.
  1. any of several unrelated meteor showers whose radiants are in the constellation Draco.

Origin of Draconid

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<Greek DrákōnDraco + -id1

Words Nearby Draconid

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How to use Draconid in a sentence

  • Several of the Draconid are parasites, and suck the roots of other plants, and have only just enough of their own to catch with.

    Proserpina, Volume 2 | John Ruskin
  • The toothworts and broom rapes are Draconid, I think, and wholly parasites.

    Proserpina, Volume 2 | John Ruskin