English Explanatory Dictionary

bugonia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/bjuːˈɡəʊniə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bugonia.wav

Word forms

bugonia bougonia

Etymology

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

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