noun
Leonid
LEE-uh-nihd
noun
1
A meteor belonging to the Leonid shower, an annual display of shooting stars that appears to radiate from the constellation Leo each November.
"They stayed up late to watch the leonids streak across the sky."
name
1
A male given name common in Russia, Ukraine, and other East Slavic countries.
"Leonid Brezhnev led the Soviet Union for nearly two decades."
How to Use Leonid
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA meteor from the annual November shower linked to the constellation Leo; also a common East Slavic male first name.
Common pairings
the Leonid meteor shower
watch the Leonids
Word Forms
Leonids plural
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Etymology
From Latin Leo (the constellation and word for "lion") plus the suffix "-id," meaning "belonging to" — so, literally, "member of the Leo group."