Found 2 items, similar to sundog.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: sundog sundog n : a bright spot on the parhelic circle; caused by diffraction by ice crystals; “two or more parhelia are usually seen at once” [syn: parhelion, mock sun]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Sundog Sundog \Sun"dog`\, n. (Meteorol.) 1. 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. [1913 Webster] 2. A fragmentary rainbow; a small rainbow near the horizon; -- called also dog and weathergaw. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]