sun dog
noun
/-ˌdɑɡ/
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/ˈsʌn dɒɡ/
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/ˈsʌn ˌdɔɡ/
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- 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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parhelio
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