Leonid

noun Le·o·nid \ˈlē-ə-nid\

plural Leonids or Le·on·i·des \lē-ˈä-nə-ˌdēz\

Definition of LEONID

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

Latin Leon-, Leo; from their appearing to radiate from a point in Leo

First Known Use: 1876

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