— parhelic, parheliacal /pahr'hi luy"euh keuhl/ , adj.
/pahr hee"lee euhn, -heel"yeuhn/ , n. , pl. parhelia /-hee"lee euh, -heel"yeuh/ . Meteorol.
a bright circular spot on a solar halo; a mock sun: usually one of two or more such spots seen on opposite sides of the sun, and often accompanied by additional luminous arcs and bands. Also called sundog . Cf. paraselene .
[ 1640-50; alter. of L parelion parélion, n. use of neut. of parélios beside the sun. See PAR-, HELIO- ]