"son of the desert" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sons of the desert [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|sons of the desert}} son of the desert (plural sons of the desert)
  1. (literary) A man who traditionally inhabits a desert region, as an Arab. Tags: literary Coordinate_terms: daughter of the desert
    Sense id: en-son_of_the_desert-en-noun-ljgQXUcV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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