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Leonid

Le·o·nid [ l ənid ] (plural Le·o·nids)


noun 
Definition:
 
member of November meteor shower: a member of an annual meteor shower that reaches its maximum on or about November 17

[Late 19th century. After Leo (sense 1) , from where such meteors seem to radiate]
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