sun dog

See also: sundog

English

Sun dogs

Alternative forms

sundog

Noun

sun dog (plural sun dogs)

Either of two bright spots, caused by the refraction of sunlight through ice crystals, sometimes seen on the parhelic circle.

Synonyms

Translations

spot

Dutch: parhelium n, bijzon (nl) f
Finnish: auringonsappi, sivuaurinko
French: parhélie (fr) f
German: Nebensonne (de)
Icelandic: hjásól (is) f, aukasól (is) f, gíll (is) m (to the west of the sun), úlfur (is) m (to the east of the sun), úlfakreppa f (both simultaneously)

Maori: imurangi
Navajo: shá bitłʼájiiłchiiʼ
Persian: خورشید کاذب‎, خورشید مجازی‎, عکس خورشید‎, پیراخورشید‎
Russian: парге́лий (ru) m (pargélij), ло́жное со́лнце n (lóžnoje sólnce)
Spanish: parhelio

Anagrams

Duongs, undogs, ungods

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