Pleiades

plural noun

Ple·ia·des ˈplē-ə-ˌdēz

ˈplā-,

chiefly British

ˈplī-

: the seven daughters of Atlas turned into a group of stars in Greek mythology

: a conspicuous cluster of stars in the constellation Taurus that includes six stars in the form of a very small dipper

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Taurus, with its orangey star Aldebaran and, above, The Pleiades, an open cluster of stars. —

Jamie Carter, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024 Look west after dark for bright Venus, then swivel to the west to see Jupiter — just a few days past its annual opposition — among the star of Taurus, with the Pleiades, a spectacular open cluster of seven bright stars, above it and visible to the naked eye. —

Jamie Carter, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024 Moon Nears Pleiades November and December are the best months to see the Pleiades star cluster, a shimmery asterism of more than 1,000 stars. —

Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 2 Dec. 2024 Astronomically, the Pleiades are a group of young stars almost 2,400 trillion miles away, born together about 100 million years ago. —

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