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muskeg

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mus·keg  (mskg) also mas·keg (ms-)
n.
A swamp or bog formed by an accumulation of sphagnum moss, leaves, and decayed matter resembling peat.
[Cree maskek.]
muskeg [ˈmʌsˌkɛg]
n Chiefly Canadian
1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) undrained boggy land characterized by sphagnum moss vegetation vast areas of muskeg
2. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a bog or swamp of this nature
[from Algonquian: grassy swamp]


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He picked his way from muskeg to muskeg, and followed the other man's footsteps along and across the rocky ledges which thrust like islets through the sea of moss.
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