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taxidermy
[tak-si-dur-mee]
noun
the art of preparing and preserving the skins of animals and of stuffing and mounting them in lifelike form.
taxidermy
/ ˈæɪˌɜːɪ /
noun
the art or process of preparing, stuffing, and mounting animal skins so that they have a lifelike appearance
Other Word Forms
- taxidermal adjective
- taxidermic adjective
- taxidermist noun
- ˈٲ澱ˌ noun
- ˌٲ澱ˈ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of taxidermy1
Word History and Origins
Origin of taxidermy1
Example Sentences
It’s an everyday scene at Bischoff’s the Animal Kingdom, a Los Angeles taxidermy business that has been preserving animals for 103 years.
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.”
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.
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.”
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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