- Leonid Meteor Shower
- (Astronomy) yearly meteor shower that occurs during the month of November in or near the constellation Leo (peaks dramatically every 33 years with the passing of the comet Tempel-Tuttle)
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
Leonid Meteor Shower
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