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dustbathe

dustbathe verb: to take a dust bath; to clean one's body, especially, of parasites and excess hair oil, by rolling in sand or dust.

dustbathe: to take a dust bath; to clean one's body, especially, of parasites and excess hair oil, by rolling...
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Verb

dustbathe (third-person singular simple present dustbathes, present participle dustbathing, simple past and past participle dustbathed)

  1. 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

Synonyms of dustbathe

Forms of dustbathe

third-person singular presentdustbathes
present participledustbathing
past participledustbathed
pastdustbathed

Origin of dustbathe

From dust + bathe.

Questions about dustbathe

What does dustbathe mean?
Dustbathe means to take a dust bath; to clean one's body, especially, of parasites and excess hair oil, by rolling in sand or dust.
What part of speech is dustbathe?
Dustbathe is a verb.
What is the past tense of dustbathe?
The past tense of dustbathe is dustbathed.

Words near dustbathe in the dictionary

  1. dustbag
  2. dustbags
  3. dustball
  4. dustballs
  5. dustbath
  6. dustbathe
  7. dustbathed
  8. dustbathes
  9. dustbathing
  10. dustbaths
  11. dustbin

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