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Taurids

American

[tawr-idz] / ˈtɔr ɪdz /

noun

(used with a plural verb)

a collection of meteors constituting a meteor shower Taurid meteor shower visible during the period of October 26 to November 16 and having its apparent origin in the constellation Taurus.

Etymology

Origin of Taurids

1885–90; Taur(us) ¹ ( def. ) + -id ¹ + -s ³

Example Sentences

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A few days after the next full moon on November 5, the Taurids should again be visible in the evening sky before moonrise.

From Science Daily • Oct. 31, 2025

Twice each year, Earth moves through this debris field -- once near Halloween, when the Taurids light up the night, and again in June, when the Beta Taurids occur during daylight hours.

From Science Daily • Oct. 31, 2025

There are two streams to the Taurids with the Southern Taurids having peaked earlier in the month.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2024

Usually, only a few Taurids are visible from Earth, the astronomers said, but when they are able to be seen, they are “bright and noticeable.”

From Seattle Times • Oct. 30, 2022

The June Taurids are washed out by sunshine but can be spotted by radar.

From Washington Post • Dec. 25, 2018

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