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Why Over 600,000 Bird Specimens Are Preserved At The Smithsonian | Colossal Collections
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林宜悉 posted on 2026/04/01Ever wondered what happens to all those bird specimens? Dive behind the scenes at the Smithsonian to discover how over 600,000 are preserved and what amazing research, like identifying bird strikes, they enable! You'll pick up tons of fascinating vocabulary related to museum conservation and specimen preparation.
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tough
US /tʌf/
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UK /tʌf/
- Adjective
- (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
- Very difficult to do or deal with
- Noun
- A rough and aggressive person.
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UK /'preznt/
- Adjective
- Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
- Being in a particular place; existing or occurring now.
- Noun
- Gift
- Verb tense indicating an action is happening now
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US /ˈæksɛs/
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UK /'ækses/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
- The opportunity or right to use something or to see someone.
- Transitive Verb
- To be able to use or have permission to use
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US /strɛtʃ/
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UK /stretʃ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
- To make something bigger by pulling on it
- Noun
- Making arm, leg muscles longer to ease them
- A consecutive row of things
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