Le·o·nid (l   -n d)n. pl. Le·o·nids or Le·on·i·des (l - n-dz ) One of the falling stars of the meteor shower recurring annually in mid-November. [From Latin Le  , Len-, Leo; see Leo.] |
Leonid [ˈliːənɪd]
n pl Leonids, Leonides [lɪˈɒnɪˌdiːz]
(Astronomy) 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
[from New Latin Leōnidēs, from leō lion]
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