Leonid

[ lee-uh-nid ]

noun,plural Le·o·nids, Le·on·i·des [lee-on-i-deez]. /liˈɒn ɪˌdiz/. Astronomy.
  1. 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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1875–80; <New Latin Leonidēs, equivalent to Latin Leōn- (stem of Leō) Leo + -idēs-id1

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British Dictionary definitions for Leonid

Leonid

/ (ˈliːənɪd) /


nounplural Leonids or Leonides (lɪˈɒnɪˌdiːz)
  1. 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

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C19: from New Latin Leōnidēs, from leō lion

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