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.

 

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Sun"dog`, n. (Meteor.)

A fragmentary rainbow; a small rainbow near the horizon; -- called also dog and weathergaw.

 

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