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peat bog
noun as in marshland
noun as in muskeg
noun as in quag
noun as in slough
noun as in swamp
Example Sentences
Somewhere, the aforementioned Spanish director behind “The Exterminating Angel” is nodding wryly at the idea of a satire about G-7 leaders set in a peat bog thick with mummified zombies.
The party also wants to create three new National Forests in England and expand protection for “nature-rich” habitats—such as wetlands and peat bogs.
The party says it will create more "nature-rich habitats", including wetlands and peat bogs, as well as finding private finance to establish three new national forests in England.
Well-preserved brain tissue has been recorded under some well-studied circumstances: mummification, freezing in permafrost, being tanned and preserved by acidic peat bogs.
And in peat bogs, the acid in sphagnum moss puts soft tissue through a tanning process that often preserves brain tissue.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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