Definition of Pleiades

Noun: Pleiades  'plee-u,deez or 'pley-u,deez [N. Amer], 'plI-u,deez [Brit]

1. (Greek mythology) 7 daughters of Atlas and half-sisters of the Hyades; placed among the stars to save them from the pursuit of Orion
    
2. A star cluster in the constellation Taurus

See also:
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