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SUNDOG
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sundog mean?
• SUNDOG (noun)
The noun SUNDOG has 1 sense:
1. a bright spot on the parhelic circle; caused by diffraction by ice crystals
Familiarity information: SUNDOG used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A bright spot on the parhelic circle; caused by diffraction by ice crystals
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Synonyms:
Context example:
two or more parhelia are usually seen at once
Hypernyms ("sundog" is a kind of...):
dapple; fleck; maculation; patch; speckle; spot (a small contrasting part of something)
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