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单词 Perseid
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Perseid

/ˈpəːsɪɪd/
Astronomy
noun
Any of an annual shower of meteors which appear to radiate from the constellation Perseus during late July and August, associated with Comet 1862 III.
adjective
Of or designating a Perseid, or the shower of Perseids.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Galaxy Magazine. From Perseus + -id, after Italian Perseidi, plural; compare classical Latin Persēid-, Persēis of or belonging to the constellation Perseus, ancient Greek Περσηιδ-, Περσηίς (feminine) sprung from Perseus.

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