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noun
A bright spot on the parhelic circle; caused by diffraction by ice crystals.
synonyms: mock sun, parhelion.
is a specific kind of: dapple, fleck, maculation, patch, speckle, spot.
derivation: parheliacal, parhelic.
Dutch: bijzon, parhelium
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