LYRID
\lˈɪɹɪd], \lˈɪɹɪd], \l_ˈɪ_ɹ_ɪ_d]\
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One of the group of shooting stars which come into the air in certain years on or about the 19th of April; - so called because the apparent path among the stars the stars if produced back wards crosses the constellation Lyra.
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