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Perseid
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Per·se·id  (pûrs-d)
n. pl. Per·se·ids or Per·se·i·des (pr-s-dz)
One of a shower of meteors that appears to originate in the vicinity of the constellation Perseus during the second week of August.
[From Latin Perseus, the constellation Perseus; see Perseus, or from Greek Persides, pl. of Persis, offspring of Perseus (from Perseus, Perseus).]
Perseid [ˈpɜːsɪɪd]
n
(Astronomy & Space / Celestial Objects) any member of a meteor shower occurring annually around August 12th and appearing to radiate from a point in the constellation Perseus
[from Greek Persēides daughters of Perseus1]
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