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desert devil

American  
[dez-ert dev-uhl] / ˈdɛz ərt ˌdɛv əl /

noun

Meteorology.
  1. a dust whirl that occurs in a desert.

    I got some great shots of a blooming cactus before spotting this desert devil on what seemed to be a windless day.


Etymology

Origin of desert devil

First recorded in 1910–15

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