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.

Definition of Leonid

1. Noun. Each of a shower of meteorites which fall from the area of sky around the constellation Leo in November. ¹

2. Proper noun. (Slavonic male given name), a transliteration of a common Russian name. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

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)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Leonid

lentos
lentour
lentous
lentula
lenvoy
lenvoys
leo
leod
leogangite
leonardite
leonced
leoncita
leone
leones
leonhardite
leonid (current term)
leonine
leonine facies
leoninity
leonite
leontiasis
leontiasis ossea
leontodon
leontomorphic
leopard
leopard's-bane
leopard's bane
leopard cat
leopard cats
leopard frog

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