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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A large earthen mound in the form of an animal, especially one built by any of various Native American peoples of the Ohio and upper Mississippi Valleys.
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rwmsn commented on the word effigy mound
An effigy mound is a Native-American earthwork. They have recognizable shapes and are distinguished from conical mounds, which are circular, and linear mounds, which are straight.
A sentence: "There are many effigy mounds in and around Madison, Wisconsin."
March 26, 2009