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Ursids

[ ur-sidz ]
/ ˈɜr sɪdz /

noun (used with a plural verb)Astronomy.

a collection of meteors comprising a meteor shower (Ursid meteor shower ) visible around December 22 and having its apparent origin in the constellation Ursa Major.

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Origin of Ursids

Urs(a Major) + -id1 + -s3

Words nearby Ursids

Urquhart, Urquhart Castle, Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, ursid, Ursids, ursiform, ursine, ursine dasyure, ursine howler, Ursprache
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