Leonid
[ lee-uh-nid ]
noun,plural Le·o·nids, Le·on·i·des [lee-on-i-deez]. /liˈɒn ɪˌdiz/. Astronomy.
any of a shower of meteors occurring around November 15 and appearing to radiate from a point in the constellation Leo.
Origin of Leonid
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British Dictionary definitions for Leonid
Leonid
/ (ˈliːənɪd) /
nounplural Leonids or Leonides (lɪˈɒnɪˌdiːz)
any member of a meteor shower that is usually insignificant, but more spectacular every 33 years, and occurs annually in mid-November, appearing to radiate from a point in the constellation Leo
Origin of Leonid
1C19: from New Latin Leōnidēs, from leō lion
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