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sun·dog

(sŭn′dôg′, -dŏg′)

1. See parhelion.

2. A small halo, sometimes resembling part of a rainbow, near the horizon just off the parhelic circle.

sundog

(ˈsʌnˌdɒɡ)

1. (Physical Geography) another word for parhelion

2. (Physical Geography) a small rainbow or halo near the horizon

sun•dog

(ˈsʌnˌdɔg, -ˌdɒg)

n.

1. parhelion.

2. a small or incomplete rainbow.

[1625–35; orig. uncertain]

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sundog - a bright spot on the parhelic circle; caused by diffraction by ice crystals; "two or more parhelia are usually seen at once"

mock sun, parhelion

maculation, patch, speckle, dapple, fleck, spot - a small contrasting part of something; "a bald spot"; "a leopard's spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "patches of thin ice"; "a fleck of red"

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