Ursids: Meaning and Definition of

Ur•sids

Pronunciation: (ûr'sidz), [key]
— n. (used with a pl. v.) Astron.
  1. a collection of meteors comprising a meteor shower visible around December 22 and having its apparent origin in the constellation Ursa Major.
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