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muskeg
[ muhs-keg ]
/ ˈmʌs kɛg /
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noun
a bog of northern North America, commonly having sphagnum mosses, sedge, and sometimes stunted black spruce and tamarack trees.
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Also called mas·keg [mas-keg] /ˈmæs kɛg/ .
Origin of muskeg
1765–75; <Cree maske·k< Proto-Algonquian *maŝkye·kwi swamp
Words nearby muskeg
musk, muskallonge, musk bag, musk deer, musk duck, muskeg, Muskego, Muskegon, Muskegon Heights, muskellunge, musket
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British Dictionary definitions for muskeg
muskeg
/ (ˈmʌsˌkɛɡ) /
noun mainly Canadian
undrained boggy land characterized by sphagnum moss vegetationvast areas of muskeg
a bog or swamp of this nature
Word Origin for muskeg
C19: from Algonquian: grassy swamp
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