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desert devil

[ dez-ert dev-uhl ]

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.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of desert devil1

First recorded in 1910–15

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