parhelion

名词 parhelion:

1. a bright spot on the parhelic circle; caused by diffraction by ice crystals
   同义词：mock sun, sundog

par.he.li.on

n.（名词）
【复数】 par.he.li.a[-hô.lô-…, -hôl.y…]
A bright spot sometimes appearing on either side of the sun, often on a luminous ring or halo.
幻日，假日：有时出现在太阳旁边的一个常常形成光亮的环的明亮光斑

来源：
Latin parôlion
拉丁语 parôlion
from Greek
源自 希腊语
para- [beside] * see para-
para- [在…的旁边] *参见 para-
hôlios [sun] * see s3wel-
hôlios [太阳] *参见 s3wel-

【引伸】
parhe.lic