sundog

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsʌnˌdɒɡ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sun′dôg′, -dog′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
sun•dog  (sun′dôg′, -dog′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Meteorologyparhelion.
  2. Meteorologya small or incomplete rainbow.
  • origin, originally uncertain 1625–35

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sundog / ˈsʌnˌdɒɡ/
  1. another word for parhelion
'sundog' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
dog - fogdog - parhelion

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