PERSEID


Meaning of PERSEID in English

ˈpərsēə̇d noun

( -s )

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: Perse us, a constellation (from Latin, from Greek from Perseus, a hero of ancient Greek mythology) + English -id

: one of a group of meteors appearing annually about August 11

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