sandbathe

English

house sparrow sandbathing

Etymology

sand +‎ bathe

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪð

Verb

sandbathe (third-person singular simple present sandbathes, present participle sandbathing, simple past and past participle sandbathed)

1. (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