Defn: Of or pertaining to parhelia.
PARHELION
Par*hel"ion, n.; pl. Parhelia. Etym: [L. parelion, Gr.
Defn: A mock sun appearing in the form of a bright light, sometimes near the sun, and tinged with colors like the rainbow, and sometimes opposite to the sun. The latter is usually called an anthelion. Often several mock suns appear at the same time. Cf. Paraselene.
PARHELIUM
Par*he"li*um, n.
Defn: See Parhelion.
PARI-
Par"i-. Etym: [L. par, paris, equal.]
Defn: A combining form signifying equal; as, paridigitate, paripinnate.
PARIAH Pa"ri*ah, n. Etym: [From Tamil paraiyan, pl. paraiyar, one of the low caste, fr. parai a large drum, because they beat the drums at certain festivals.]
1. One of an aboriginal people of Southern India, regarded by the four castes of the Hindoos as of very low grade. They are usually the serfs of the Sudra agriculturalists. See Caste. Balfour (Cyc. of India).
2. An outcast; one despised by society. Pariah dog (Zoöl.), a mongrel race of half-wild dogs which act as scavengers in Oriental cities. — Pariah kite (Zoöl.), a species of kite (Milvus govinda) which acts as a scavenger in India.