The term pepperoni is a corruption of peperoni, the plural of peperone, the Italian word for bell pepper.The first use of pepperoni to refer to a sausage dates to 1919.he term pepperoni is a corruption of peperoni, the plural of peperone, the Italian word for bell pepper.
An animal autopsy, called a necropsy, was performed on the bison in the field with the help of two veterinarians. When an animal is dead, we perform a necropsy, which is an animal autopsy. A necropsy is the term for a post-mortem examination performed on an animal or inanimate object.
See also burial; death. autopsy. an inspection and dissection of a body after death, usually to determine the cause of death. Also called necropsy, post-mortem examination. necromania. an obsession with death or the dead. â necromaniac, n. necrophagy. the practice of feeding on carrion.