muskeg

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmʌsˌkɛɡ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mus′keg)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
mus•keg  (mus′keg),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Ecologya bog of northern North America, commonly having sphagnum mosses, sedge, and sometimes stunted black spruce and tamarack trees.
  • Proto-Algonquian *maškye·kwi swamp
  • Cree maske·k
  • 1765–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
muskeg / ˈmʌsˌkɛɡ/, maskeg / ˈmæsˌkɛɡ/
  1. undrained boggy land characterized by sphagnum moss vegetation
  2. a bog or swamp of this nature
Etymology: 19th Century: from Algonquian: grassy swamp

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