Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

horno de necropsia

English translation:

incinerator

Added to glossary by Brenda Joseph
Aug 5, 2011 13:25
12 yrs ago
Spanish term

horno de necropsia

Spanish to English Other Livestock / Animal Husbandry
el horno de necropsia ddeun parque zoológico...
Proposed translations (English)
4 +6 incinerator
3 +1 Zoo crematorium

Proposed translations

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45 mins
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incinerator

As it's for a zoo, I imagine it's a large piece of industrial equipment.

If you wanted to be more specific you could say "animal remains incinerator".





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Note added at 47 mins (2011-08-05 14:12:54 GMT)
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A supplier of this equipment:
http://www.inciner8.com/

A sad story relevant to your zoo context:
http://www.krqe.com/dpp/news/environment/concerns-over-ABQ-z...
"Rio Grande Zoo Director Rick Janser said large animals are just too big for the zoo's incinerator."
Peer comment(s):

agree John Cutler
8 mins
Thanks, John :-)
agree neilmac : Crematoria are for people...
15 mins
Thank you
agree Salloz
1 hr
Thanks!
agree Gabriella Bertelmann : agree
3 hrs
Thank you
agree franglish
4 hrs
Thanks :-)
agree Jenni Lukac (X)
8 hrs
Thank you, Jenni :-)
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+1
47 mins

Zoo crematorium

trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/18167789 - Cached... died on Tues- day from pleurisy. She was about 20 years old and had been sick for about three weeks. The body was incinerated at the Zoo's crematorium. ...

Peer comment(s):

agree neilmac : Anthropomorphism abounds these days, so am changing to a grudging agree:)
17 mins
Thanks, Neil. I wasn't very convinced, but did find a lot of refs for pets crematoria.
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