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What is the dead body of an animal that has been preserved called?
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It is called a dead corpse or body.
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What is a dead body which has been preserved called?
The word 'mummy' is generally used for a body which has been preserved over a long period of time. A recently-preserved body is usually referred to as 'embalmed'.
What is a body preserved by drying is called?
It is called a mummy
What is a preserved dead animal body kept for show called?
A specific item will usually be referred to as a 'trophy'. A more general term would be 'taxidermy', which usually refers more to the process by which the pelt, cadaver, or head is preserved.
Which fossil can preserve a whole animal?
The fossil that can preserve a whole animal is called a complete or articulated fossil. It occurs when the entire organism is preserved with all its anatomical parts intact, often due to quick burial in sediments that prevent decomposition or disintegration. Examples of complete fossils include the exceptional preservation of insects trapped in amber or well-preserved dinosaur fossils.
What does 'mummy' mean?
A mummy is the body of a person (or an animal) that has been preserved after death
What is it called when a dead body is preserved and put on display?
consecration
What is a mummy and why did the Egyptians mummify the dead?
"Mummy" refers to the body of an animal or human that has been intentionally or accidentally preserved. It is believed that in Ancient Egyptian culture, bodies were mummified in order to preserve the body for eternity in the afterlife.
A body preserved by drying?
a body preserved by drying
Preserved remains of plants or animals are called?
Sometimes they are referred to as bits of dead plants or animals. Others refer to them as fossils, or organic remains. If it is a decayed organism (either plant OR animal) it might be referred to as 'detritus'. If it's the final remains of a human being, it may be referred to as a corpse.
What is the end of the story called Owney?
His body was preserved and he is in the National Postal Museum.
What do we call a dead body embaimed and preserved as in ancient Egypt?
It is called a mummy.
What is a gap in the geological record preserved in rock called?
A gap in the geological record in a body of rock is called an unconformity.
