First Known Use: 1876
Dictionary
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
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Origin of LEONID
Latin Leon-, Leo; from their appearing to radiate from a point in Leo
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