parhelions

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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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Meanings

noun

alternative parhelia

  1. pluralplural of parhelion
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“parhelions.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parhelions. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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

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