Word
parhelion, n.
(parhelia)
a bright spot on the parhelic circle; caused by diffraction by ice crystals
<noun.phenomenon>
mock sun
parhelion
sundog
sample sentences
"two or more parhelia are usually seen at once"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
parhelic
semantic pointers
hypernym
patch, spot, speckle, dapple, fleck, maculation