Leonids

Leonids
Leonids [lē än′i dēz΄lē′ə nidz΄]
pl.n.
Fr < L Leo (gen. Leonis): see LEO1 & -ID
the meteor showers visible annually about November 16: they appear to radiate from the constellation Leo: also Leonides [lē än′i dēz΄]

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