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sundog |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sundog \Sun"dog`\, n. (Meteor.) A fragmentary rainbow; a small rainbow near the horizon; -- called also {dog} and {weathergaw}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sundog \Sun"dog`\, n. (Meteorol.) A luminous spot occasionally seen a few degrees from the sun, supposed to be formed by the intersection of two or more halos, or in a manner similar to that of halos. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: sundog n : a bright spot on the parhelic circle; caused by diffraction by ice crystals [syn: {parhelion}, {mock sun}]
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