Geminids
[jem-uh-nidz] /ˈdʒɛm ə nɪdz/
noun, (used with a plural verb) Astronomy.
1.
a collection of meteors making up a meteor shower (Gem·inid me·teor show·er) visible around December 13, having its apparent origin in the constellation .
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