"moon dog" meaning in English

{
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    {
      "word": "parhelion"
    },
    {
      "word": "sun dog"
    },
    {
      "word": "mock sun"
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From moon + dog; metaphorically refers to the bright spots of light that appear to \"dog\" or follow the real moon, much like a dog follows its owner.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "moon dogs",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "moon dog (plural moon dogs)",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Light",
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        },
        {
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          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Moon",
          "orig": "en:Moon",
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        }
      ],
      "coordinate_terms": [
        {
          "word": "22° halo"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A bright, circular spot, sometimes seen on a lunar halo, caused by refraction through ice crystals."
      ],
      "id": "en-moon_dog-en-noun-QtnoJxoE",
      "links": [
        [
          "meteorology",
          "meteorology"
        ],
        [
          "bright",
          "bright"
        ],
        [
          "circular",
          "circular"
        ],
        [
          "spot",
          "spot"
        ],
        [
          "lunar",
          "lunar"
        ],
        [
          "halo",
          "halo"
        ],
        [
          "refraction",
          "refraction"
        ],
        [
          "ice",
          "ice"
        ],
        [
          "crystals",
          "crystals"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(meteorology) A bright, circular spot, sometimes seen on a lunar halo, caused by refraction through ice crystals."
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "22° halo"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "paraselene"
        },
        {
          "word": "mock moon"
        }
      ],
      "topics": [
        "climatology",
        "meteorology",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "moon dog"
}

{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "parhelion"
    },
    {
      "word": "sun dog"
    },
    {
      "word": "mock sun"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "moon",
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      },
      "expansion": "moon + dog",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From moon + dog; metaphorically refers to the bright spots of light that appear to \"dog\" or follow the real moon, much like a dog follows its owner.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "moon dogs",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "moon dog (plural moon dogs)",
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "22° halo"
    }
  ],
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        "en:Atmospheric phenomena",
        "en:Light",
        "en:Meteorology",
        "en:Moon"
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      "coordinate_terms": [
        {
          "word": "22° halo"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A bright, circular spot, sometimes seen on a lunar halo, caused by refraction through ice crystals."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "meteorology",
          "meteorology"
        ],
        [
          "bright",
          "bright"
        ],
        [
          "circular",
          "circular"
        ],
        [
          "spot",
          "spot"
        ],
        [
          "lunar",
          "lunar"
        ],
        [
          "halo",
          "halo"
        ],
        [
          "refraction",
          "refraction"
        ],
        [
          "ice",
          "ice"
        ],
        [
          "crystals",
          "crystals"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(meteorology) A bright, circular spot, sometimes seen on a lunar halo, caused by refraction through ice crystals."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "climatology",
        "meteorology",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "paraselene"
    },
    {
      "word": "mock moon"
    }
  ],
  "word": "moon dog"
}