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ursid meteor shower

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Ur⋅sids

[ur-sidz]
–noun (used with a plural verb) Astronomy.
a collection of meteors comprising a meteor shower (Ursid meteor shower) visible around December 22 and having its apparent origin in the constellation Ursa Major.

Origin:
Urs(a Major) + -id 1 + -s 3
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