Perseid


Per·se·id

P0206300 (pûr′sē-ĭd)n. pl. Per·se·ids or Per·se·i·des (pər-sē′ĭ-dēz′) One of a shower of meteors that appears to originate in the vicinity of the constellation Perseus during the second week of August.
[From Latin Perseus, the constellation Perseus; see Perseus, or from Greek Persēides, pl. of Persēis, offspring of Perseus (from Perseus, Perseus).]

Perseid

(ˈpɜːsɪɪd) n (Celestial Objects) any member of a meteor shower occurring annually around August 12th and appearing to radiate from a point in the constellation Perseus[C19: from Greek Persēides daughters of Perseus1]

Per•se•id

(ˈpɜr si ɪd)

n. any of a shower of meteors appearing in August and radiating from a point in the constellation Perseus. [1875–80; Perse (us) + -id1, or directly < Greek Perseídēs offspring of Perseus]