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bugonia

/bjuːˈɡəʊniə/

bugonia noun: an ancient Mediterranean ritual based on the belief that bees were spontaneously generated from a cow’s carcass.

Noun

bugonia (uncountable)

  1. An ancient Mediterranean ritual based on the belief that bees were spontaneously generated from a cow’s carcass.

Forms of bugonia

alternative formbougonia

Origin of bugonia

From Ancient Greek βοῦς (boûs, “ox”) + γονή (gonḗ, “progeny”).

Questions about bugonia

What does bugonia mean?
Bugonia means an ancient Mediterranean ritual based on the belief that bees were spontaneously generated from a cow’s carcass.
What part of speech is bugonia?
Bugonia is a noun.
How do you pronounce bugonia?
Bugonia is pronounced /bjuːˈɡəʊniə/.

Words near bugonia in the dictionary

  1. bugologists
  2. bugology
  3. Bugoloobi
  4. bugong
  5. bugongs
  6. bugonia
  7. bugout
  8. bugout bag
  9. bugout bags
  10. bugouts
  11. bugpin

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