Draconid

[ drak-uh-nid ]
/ ˈdræk ə nɪd /

noun Astronomy.

any of several unrelated meteor showers whose radiants are in the constellation Draco.

Origin of Draconid

< Greek Drákōn Draco + -id1

Example sentences from the Web for draconid

  • The toothworts and broom rapes are Draconid, I think, and wholly parasites.

    Proserpina, Volume 2 |John Ruskin

  • Several of the Draconid are parasites, and suck the roots of other plants, and have only just enough of their own to catch with.

    Proserpina, Volume 2 |John Ruskin