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muskeg /ˈmʌskɛɡ /nounA swamp or bog in northern North America: [as modifier]: muskeg swamps [mass noun]: 700 miles of muskeg and mountains...- At least 50,000 snakes overwinter in these dens every year, dispersing into the surrounding muskeg swampland during summer.
- Of that land base, less than half is productive forestland, the balance made up of swamps, lakes, muskeg and rocks.
- They typically nest in sedge meadows, muskeg bogs, or coastal wetlands.
Origin Early 19th century: from Cree. |