sandbathe
English
Etymology
sand + bathe
Verb
sandbathe (third-person singular simple present sandbathes, present participle sandbathing, simple past and past participle sandbathed)
- (of certain birds and mammals) To take a sand bath; to clean one's body, especially, of parasites, by rolling in sand or dust.
Synonyms
- dustbathe
Translations
to take a sand bath — see dustbathe
Further reading
Birds sandbathing on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons