Leonides

Variant of Leonids

Leonids definition

Leo·nids (lē′ə nidz′)

plural noun

the meteor showers visible annually about November 16: they appear to radiate from the constellation Leo
also Leonides Le·on′i·des′ (lē än′i dēz′)

Etymology: Fr < L Leo (gen. Leonis): see Leo & -id

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