paraselenae

par·a·se·le·ne

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


Origin:
1645–55; < Neo-Latin, equivalent to para- para-1 + Greek selḗnē the moon

par·a·se·le·nic [par-uh-si-lee-nik, -len-ik] , adjective
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paraselene (ˌpærəsɪˈliːnɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , pl -nae
meteorol Compare parhelion Also called: mock moon a bright image of the moon on a lunar halo
 
[C17: New Latin, from para-1 + Greek selēnē moon]
 
parase'lenic
 
adj

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