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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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Derived Forms

  • ˈٲ澱ˌ, noun
  • ˌٲ澱ˈ, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ٲi·m ٲi·m adjective
  • ٲi·m noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of taxidermy1

1810–20; taxi- + Greek é ( a ) skin ( derma 1 ) + -y 3
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yvlog 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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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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Once again, the setting is an old creepy mansion filled with taxidermy and firelight.

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Southeast London has temporarily lost one of its most famous residents: a giant taxidermy walrus that has been on display for more than a century.

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