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Lyrids
[
lahy
-ridz ]
SHOW IPA
/ ˈlaɪ rɪdz /
PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun
(
used with a plural verb
)
Astronomy
.
a collection of meteors comprising a meteor shower
(Lyrid meteor shower)
visible April 22 and having its apparent origin in the constellation Lyra.
Origin of Lyrids
Lyr(a)
+
-ids,
plural of
-id
1