Lyrids: Meaning and Definition of

Ly•rids

Pronunciation: (lī'ridz), [key]
— n. (used with a pl. v.) Astron.
  1. a collection of meteors comprising a meteor shower visible April 22 and having its apparent origin in the constellation Lyra.
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