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par⋅a⋅se⋅le⋅ne

[par-uh-si-lee-nee]
–noun, plural -nae [-nee] . Meteorology.
a bright moonlike spot on a lunar halo; a mock moon.
Also called moondog.
Compare parhelion.


Origin:
1645–55; < NL, equiv. to para- para- 1 + Gk sel the moon


par⋅a⋅se⋅le⋅nic [par-uh-si-lee-nik, -len-ik] , adjective
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