Paraselene \Par`a*se*le"ne\, n.; pl. {Paraselen[ae]}. [NL., from
Gr. para` beside + selh`nh the moon: cf. F.
paras['e]l[`e]ne.] (Meteor.)
A mock moon; an image of the moon which sometimes appears at
the point of intersection of two lunar halos. Cf.
{Parhelion}.
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