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bog body

bog body noun: a human cadaver that has been naturally mummified in a peat bog.

bog body: a human cadaver that has been naturally mummified in a peat bog
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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)...
    • The presence of particles of Sphagnum in a sample of stomach contents of a bog body has been cited as evidence that the victim drank bog water with her/his last meal (Fisher, 1998).2003, Arthur C. Aufderheide, The Scientific Study of Mummies, Cambridge University Press, page 176
    Synonyms:
    bog person

Synonyms of bog body

  • bog person

Forms of bog body

pluralbog bodies

Questions about bog body

What does bog body mean?
Bog body means a human cadaver that has been naturally mummified in a peat bog.
What part of speech is bog body?
Bog body is a noun.
What is the plural of bog body?
The plural of bog body is bog bodies.

Words near bog body in the dictionary

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

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