The Collaborative International Dictionary
Taurid
Taurid \Tau"rid\, n. [Taurus + 1st -id.] (Astron.) Any of a group of meteors appearing November 20-23; -- so called because they appear to radiate from a point in Taurus.
Usage examples of "taurid".
June 30, 1908 was the day of the Beta Taurid meteor shower, connected with the orbit of Comet Encke.