Orionid

noun

Orionid

noun

US /əˈɹaɪ.ə.nɪd/

Etymology From Orion + -id; so called because the point they appear to come from, called the radiant, lies in the constellation Orion.

1

Any of the meteors in a prolific meteor shower associated with Halley's Comet.

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