necropsy
Example Sentences
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They compared these records with necropsy data from stranded whales.
From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026
The lion weighed nearly 53 pounds and had nothing in her stomach during the attack, according to the necropsy results released from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife last week.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2024
"We've managed to retrieve his remains and put him in a cooled area, in preparation for a necropsy by the veterinary institute," he told AFP news agency.
From BBC • Sep. 1, 2024
Yet Majrad’s death was especially devastating, conservationist Raza Kazmi reported: When researchers performed a necropsy, they found she’d been pregnant with triplets.
From Slate • May 25, 2024
Then, in mid-February, a Hazleton animal caretaker who will be called John Coleus was performing a necropsy on a dead monkey when he cut his thumb with a scalpel.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
Vocabulary lists containing necropsy
Common Senses: Op, Ops, Opt ("Sight")
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