What is "sporades"

Sporades \Spor"a*des\ (sp[o^]r"[.a]*d[=e]z), n. pl. [L., fr. Gr. spora`des. Cf. Sporadic.] (Astron.) Stars not included in any constellation; -- called also informed, or unformed, stars.

n. (context astronomy English) star not included in any constellation.

The (Northern) Sporades (; ) are an archipelago along the east coast of Greece, northeast of the island of Euboea, in the Aegean Sea. They consists of 24 islands, four of which are permanently inhabited: Alonnisos, Skiathos, Skopelos and Skyros. They may also be referred to as the Thessalian Sporades (Θεσσαλικές Σποράδες).

Sporades is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:

• Sporades macrops Ueno, 1966
• Sporades sexpunctatus Fauvel, 1882
• Sporades testaceus Ueno, 1966