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Definition of Leonid

1. n. One of the shooting stars which constitute the star shower that recurs near the fourteenth of November at intervals of about thirty-three years; -- so called because these shooting stars appear on the heavens to move in lines directed from the constellation Leo.

Medical Definition of Leonid

1. One of the shooting stars which constitute the star shower that recurs near the fourteenth of November at intervals of about thirty-three years; so called because shooting stars appear on the heavens to move in lines directed from the constellation Leo. Origin: From Leo: cf. F. Leonides, pl. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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