"star-shower" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: star-showers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} star-shower (plural star-showers)
  1. Alternative form of star shower Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: star shower
    Sense id: en-star-shower-en-noun-VNccAhkN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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