Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taurid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.04 in modern English

Syllables: tau-rid
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a group of annual meteors associated with the comet Encke, and whose radiant point is in the constellation Taurus.

Etymology

From Taurus + -id.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Taurus

Inflected Forms

Taurids (plural)

Questions

What does taurid mean?: Any of a group of annual meteors associated with the comet Encke, and whose radiant point is in the constellation Taurus.
Where does taurid come from?: From Taurus + -id.

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