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Per·seids (pʉr′sē idz)

plural noun

the heavy meteor showers visible annually about Aug. 12: they appear to radiate from the constellation Perseus

Etymology: < ModL Perseis (pl. Perseïdes) < Gr Persēis, sprung from Perseus

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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