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{{Creature infobox
 
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|distinction = *Resembles dead wood
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The '''Dugbog''' was a {{wplink|marsh}}-dwelling [[magic]]al creature found in Europe and North and South America.
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}}The '''Dugbog''' is a marsh-dwelling [[magic]]al [[beast]] found in [[Europe]] and the Americas.
 
==Description==
 
==Description==
   
It resembled a piece of dead wood while stationary. It had finned paws and sharp teeth, and glided through marshland, feeding on small animals, and occasionally attacking the ankles of humans who ventured into its habitat. Its favourite food was the [[Mandrake]], and due to this, Mandrake-growers have found their plants nothing more than a bloody mess when they pulled them out of the ground.
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It resembles a piece of dead wood while stationary. It has finned paws and sharp teeth, and glides through marshland, feeding on small animals, and occasionally attacking the ankles of [[human]]s who venture into its habitat. Its favourite food is the [[Mandrake]], and due to this, Mandrake-growers have found their plants nothing more than a [[blood]]y mess when they pulled them out of the ground.<ref name="FBR">{{FB|R}}</ref>
[[File:Dugbog.png|thumb|220x220px]]
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[[File:Dugbog.png|220x220px|thumb]]
   
 
==History==
 
==History==
   
In [[1926]], ''[[The New York Ghost]]'' reported the attack on a [[Muggle|No-Maj]] by a dugbog, whilst this person was hiking in Great Lakes.<ref>{{FB|F}} - {{see image|File:The New York Ghost - Dugbog.png}}</ref>
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In [[1926]], ''[[The New York Ghost]]'' reported the attack on a [[Muggle|No-Maj]] by a Dugbog, whilst this person was hiking in Great Lakes.<ref>{{FB|F}} - {{see image|File:The New York Ghost - Dugbog.png}}</ref>
   
When [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] was to write an essay on resisting [[Dementor]]s in his [[sixth year]] for [[Severus Snape|Professor Snape]] for the [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]], due to the [[Spell-Checking Quill]]'s effects eroding from time, the term "Dementors" on the essay changed to "Dugbogs".<ref>{{HBP|B|21 (''The Unknowable Room'')}}</ref>
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When [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] was to write an essay on resisting [[Dementor]]s in his [[sixth year]] for [[Severus Snape|Professor Snape]] for the [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]], due to the [[Spell-Checking Quill]]'s effects eroding from time, the term "Dementors" on the essay changed to "Dugbogs".<ref name="HBP21">{{HBP|B|21}}</ref>
   
 
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==Notes and references==
 
==Notes and references==
 
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{{Creatures by classification}}
 
{{Creatures by classification}}
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Revision as of 17:53, 12 September 2019

The Dugbog is a marsh-dwelling magical beast found in Europe and the Americas.

Description

It resembles a piece of dead wood while stationary. It has finned paws and sharp teeth, and glides through marshland, feeding on small animals, and occasionally attacking the ankles of humans who venture into its habitat. Its favourite food is the Mandrake, and due to this, Mandrake-growers have found their plants nothing more than a bloody mess when they pulled them out of the ground.[1]

Dugbog

History

In 1926, The New York Ghost reported the attack on a No-Maj by a Dugbog, whilst this person was hiking in Great Lakes.[2]

When Ron Weasley was to write an essay on resisting Dementors in his sixth year for Professor Snape for the Defence Against the Dark Arts, due to the Spell-Checking Quill's effects eroding from time, the term "Dementors" on the essay changed to "Dugbogs".[3]

Appearances

Wiki
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Notes and references

Magical creatures by classification
X Flobberworm · Horklump
XX Augurey · Bowtruckle · Chizpurfle · Clabbert · Diricawl · Fairy · Ghoul · Gnome · Grindylow · Imp · Jobberknoll · Mooncalf · Porlock · Puffskein · Ramora · Winged horse
XXX Ashwinder · Billywig · Bundimun · Crup · Doxy · Dugbog · Fire crab · Fwooper · Glumbumble · Hippocampus · Hippogriff · Hodag · Jarvey · Knarl · Kneazle · Leprechaun · Lobalug · Mackled Malaclaw · Moke · Murtlap · Niffler · Nogtail · Pixie · Plimpy · Pogrebin · Red Cap · Salamander · Sea serpent · Shrake · Streeler · Winged horse
XXXX Centaur · Demiguise · Erkling · Erumpent · Golden Snidget · Graphorn · Griffin · Hidebehind · Kappa · Kelpie · Merperson · Occamy · Phoenix · Re'em · Runespoor · Snallygaster · Sphinx · Tebo · Thestral · Thunderbird · Troll · Unicorn · Winged horse · Yeti
XXXXX Acromantula · Basilisk · Chimaera · Dragon · Horned Serpent · Lethifold · Manticore · Nundu · Quintaped · Wampus cat · Werewolf