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desert devil
[ dez-ert dev-uhl ]
noun
, Meteorology.
- 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.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of desert devil1
First recorded in 1910–15
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