Dustbathe
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Dustbathe is a verb meaning (of certain birds and mammals) To take a dust bath; to clean one's body, especially, of parasites and excess hair oil, by rolling in sand or dust.
Meaning
(of certain birds and mammals) To take a dust bath; to clean one's body, especially, of parasites and excess hair oil, by rolling in sand or dust.
Word Forms
- dustbathes
- dustbathing
- dustbathed
Synonyms for dustbathe
Depending on context, synonyms include sandbathe.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include doust, drench, ditch, dung, bedew, douche.
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