Quad•ran•tids(kwo dran′tidz),USA pronunciationn. (used with a pl. v.) [Astron.]
Astronomya collection of meteors comprising a meteor shower (Quadran′tid me′teor show′er) visible around January 31 and having its apparent origin in the constellation Boötes.
Neo-Latin Quadrant- (stem of Quadrāns, in Quadrāns (Mūrālis) (mural) quadrant, obsolete constellation name) + -id1 + -s3