sun dogs

A form of sun dog — A bright spot in the sky, usually one of two on a 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 sundogs · alternative sun-dogs

  1. pluralplural of sun dog
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