plural mummies
1
a
: a body embalmed or treated for burial with preservatives in the manner of the ancient Egyptians
b
: a body unusually well preserved
2
: one resembling a mummy
mummy
2 of 2chiefly British spelling of mommy
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Adithi Ramakrishnan, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
Genomic sequencing further showed that the youngest of the cheetah mummies was closely related to what is now known as the Asiatic cheetah, while older specimens were more genetically aligned with the Northwest African cheetah.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 17 Jan. 2026
That small body swathed like a mummy, our blind flight over the treetops, the prospect of disappearing in the middle of the jungle without a trace—all this converged to focus a singular intensity on the moment.
—Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces’ two-year occupation of Khartoum has also seen 4,000 items looted from the Sudan National Museum, including mummies dating from 2,500 BC.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 9 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Researchers excavated seven mummies along with the bones of 54 other cheetahs from a site near the city of Arar.
—Adithi Ramakrishnan, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
Genomic sequencing further showed that the youngest of the cheetah mummies was closely related to what is now known as the Asiatic cheetah, while older specimens were more genetically aligned with the Northwest African cheetah.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 17 Jan. 2026
That small body swathed like a mummy, our blind flight over the treetops, the prospect of disappearing in the middle of the jungle without a trace—all this converged to focus a singular intensity on the moment.
—Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces’ two-year occupation of Khartoum has also seen 4,000 items looted from the Sudan National Museum, including mummies dating from 2,500 BC.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 9 Jan. 2026
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“Mummy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mummy. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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