Sundog

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of sun dog. alt-of, alternative

    "Two sundogs dread famine bring / A bloody war, and new-crown'd king."

  2. 2
    a bright spot on the parhelic circle; caused by diffraction by ice crystals wordnet

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mock sunparhelionparhelion

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"Two sundogs dread famine bring / A bloody war, and new-crown'd king."

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