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muskeg

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of muskeg

spongy land saturated or partially covered with water
  • Local farmers can make extra money by digging peat out of the nearby muskeg.
Synonyms of muskeg

bog, fen, marsh, marshland, mire, moor, morass, slough (also slew), swamp, swampland, wash, wetland
Words Related to muskeg

swale

quagmire

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