HYADES


Meaning of HYADES in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhī-ə-ˌdēz ]

noun plural

Etymology: Latin, from Greek

Date: 14th century

: a V-shaped cluster of stars in the head of the constellation Taurus held by the ancients to indicate rainy weather when they rise with the sun

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