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单词 leonid
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
Le•o•nid  (lēə nid),USA pronunciation n., pl. Le•o•nids, Le•on•i•des (lē oni dēz′).USA pronunciation [Astron.]
  1. Astronomyany of a shower of meteors occurring around November 15 and appearing to radiate from a point in the constellation Leo.
  • Neo-Latin Leonidēs, equivalent. to Latin Leōn- (stem of Leō) Leo + -idēs -id1
  • 1875–80

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Leonid /ˈliːənɪd/ n ( pl Leonids, Leonides /lɪˈɒnɪˌdiːz/)
  1. any member of a meteor shower that is usually insignificant, but more spectacular every 33 years, and occurs annually in mid-November, appearing to radiate from a point in the constellation Leo
Etymology: 19th Century: from New Latin Leōnidēs, from leō lion
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