noun
taxidermy
TAK-sihd-mee
noun
1
The craft of preserving, stuffing, and mounting animal skins so they look lifelike.
"The lodge's walls were covered in taxidermy from decades of hunting trips."
verb
1
To preserve and mount the skin of a dead animal in a lifelike pose.
"He learned to taxidermy birds as a teenager."
How to Use Taxidermy
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe art or craft of preserving dead animals so they look alive for display.
Common pairings
a taxidermy shop
practice taxidermy
Word Forms
taxidermied past tense, taxidermies plural, taxidermies singular
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Etymology
From French taxidermie, built from Ancient Greek taxis ("arrangement") and derma ("skin") — literally "the arranging of skin."