"dustbathe" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: dustbathes [present, singular, third-person], dustbathing [participle, present], dustbathed [participle, past], dustbathed [past]
Etymology: From dust + bathe. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|dust|bathe}} dust + bathe Head templates: {{en-verb}} dustbathe (third-person singular simple present dustbathes, present participle dustbathing, simple past and past participle dustbathed)
  1. (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. Synonyms: sandbathe Translations (dust bath of birds): vēulàuh (Khiamniungan Naga) Translations (to take a dust bath): pehertää (Finnish), kylpeä hiekassa (Finnish), ottaa hiekkakylpy (Finnish)

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