LEONID


Meaning of LEONID in English

ˈlēənə̇d noun

( plural leo·nids or le·on·i·des lēˈänə̇ˌdēz)

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: Latin Leon- , Leo + English -id (I); from their appearing to radiate from a point in the constellation Leo

: any of the meteors in a meteor shower occurring every year about November 14

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