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bog bodies

bog bodies is the plural of bog body.

Meaning of bog body

Noun

bog body (plural bog bodies)

  1. A human cadaver that has been naturally mummified in a peat bog.
    • Records of bog body discoveries extend back to 1640, this date referring to a find in Shalkholz Fen in Schleswig Holstein (Glob, 1969).1996, D. Brothwell, European bog bodies: current state of research and preservation, Konrad Spindler, Harald Wilfing, Elisabeth Rastbichler-Zissernig, Dieter zur Nedden, Hans Nothdurfter (editors)...
    Synonyms:
    bog person

Questions about bog bodies

What is bog bodies the plural of?
Bog bodies is the plural of bog body.

Words near bog bodies in the dictionary

  1. bog beacons
  2. bog bean
  3. bog beans
  4. bog bilberries
  5. bog bilberry
  6. bog bodies
  7. bog body
  8. bog brush
  9. bog brushes
  10. bog butter
  11. bog chisel

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