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Noun: paraselene  ,per-u-si'lee-nee [N. Amer], ,pa-ru-si'lee-nee [Brit]
  1. An optical phenomenon appearing as a bright spot beside the moon, often on a lunar halo
    "We saw a paraselene in the winter sky last night";
    - mock moon

Encyclopedia: Paraselene