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Perseides
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Perséides
English
Etymology 1
Noun
en noun form
en Perseide descendant of Perseus
Etymology 2
en la Perseides plural, plural of la Perseis Perseid (meteor).
Noun
en noun form
en Perseid meteor
en 1866 Astronomical Register 259 https://books.google.com/books?id=rK1BAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA259 the Perseides, or August meteors,
en 1877 The Athenaeum 134 https://books.google.com/books?id=619IAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA134-IA7 the Perseides observed last August by the editor, Prof. Tacchini, and his assistant, G. de Lisa
Latin
Etymology 1
la:Perseidae
la Perseus idēs
Noun
Perseidēs<1> m
la Greek mythology Perseid
Declension
Perseidēs<1.both>
Etymology 2
la:
Noun
la noun f-p
la pluralla Contemporary Latin astronomy la Perseis Perseid (meteor): the Perseids
Descendants
en Perseides 1