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parhelia

A form of parhelion — Synonym of sun dog (“a bright spot in the sky, usually one of two on the parhelic circle on both sides of the sun (or occasionally above and below it), caused by the refraction of the sun's image through ice crystals”).

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noun

pluralplural of parhelion

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APA

parhelia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parhelia

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“parhelia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parhelia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parhelia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parhelia.

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