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Orionids

[ uh-rahy-uh-nidz, awr-ee-oh-, ohr- ]

noun

, (used with a plural verb)
  1. a collection of meteors comprising a meteor shower Orionid meteor shower visible during October, and having its apparent origin in the constellation Orion.


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For example, the Orionids’ radiant is in the constellation Orion.

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