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taxidermy

[tak-si-dur-mee]

noun

  1. the art of preparing and preserving the skins of animals and of stuffing and mounting them in lifelike form.



taxidermy

/ ˈæɪˌɜːɪ /

noun

  1. the art or process of preparing, stuffing, and mounting animal skins so that they have a lifelike appearance

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • taxidermal adjective
  • taxidermic adjective
  • taxidermist noun
  • ˈٲ澱ˌ noun
  • ˌٲ澱ˈ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of taxidermy1

1810–20; taxi- + Greek é ( a ) skin ( derma 1 ) + -y 3
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Word History and Origins

Origin of taxidermy1

C19: from Greek taxis arrangement + -dermy, from Greek derma skin
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Example Sentences

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It’s an everyday scene at Bischoff’s the Animal Kingdom, a Los Angeles taxidermy business that has been preserving animals for 103 years.

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Colorado Gator Farm announced on Monday that it decided to preserve Morris’ body via taxidermy “so that he can continue to scare children for years to come.”

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After the wildlife officers got back to their stomping grounds, they wrote up search warrants — one for the couple’s Chico home and another for the family member in Napa County with the fondness for taxidermy.

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Alone, they plead for forgiveness, like when Shannon scales a mound of salt clutching a taxidermy bird like he fancies himself the heroine of “The Sound of Music.”

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Janney’s former showgirl character populates her mansion with taxidermy birds who reflect the plumage of her old career and because, “she is kind of a prisoner in her birdcage of a house with her marriage.”

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