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bugonia

American  
[buh-gohn-yuh, boo-] / bəˈgoʊn yə, bu- /
Or bougonia

noun

  1. a practice or ritual to generate bees from the carcass of a dead ox or other animal based on a belief in the ancient Mediterranean world that bees arise spontaneously from decaying flesh.

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