Meanings
verbdustbathe (third-person singular simple present dustbathes, present participle dustbathing, simple past and past participle dustbathed)
present singular third person dustbathes · participle present dustbathing · participle past dustbathed · past dustbathed
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo take a dust bath; to clean one's body, especially, of parasites and excess hair oil, by rolling in sand or dust.
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Translations
Finnish pehertää, kylpeä hiekassa
- pehertääto take a dust bath
- kylpeä hiekassato take a dust bath
- ottaa hiekkakylpyto take a dust bath
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APA
dustbathe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dustbathe
MLA
“dustbathe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dustbathe. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dustbathe,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dustbathe.
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