taxidermy
Meanings
noun
- The art of stuffing and mounting the skins of dead animals for exhibition in a lifelike state.
verb
- To stuff and mount the skin of a dead animal.
Pronunciation
Word forms
Etymology
Borrowed from French taxidermie, from Ancient Greek τάξις (táxis, “arrangement”, “order”) + δέρμα (dérma, “skin”). Analysable as taxi- + derm- + -y.
Derived words
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