MUSKEG


Meaning of MUSKEG in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈməs-ˌkeg, -ˌkāg ]

noun

Etymology: Cree maske·k

Date: 1806

1. : bog ; especially : a sphagnum bog of northern North America often with tussocks

2. : a usually thick deposit of partially decayed vegetable matter of wet boreal regions

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