taxidermy

English
Various creatures preserved by taxidermy in a museum.
Gorilla diorama at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, at the Akeley Hall of African Mammals

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τάξις (táxis, “arrangement", "order”) + δέρμα (dérma, “skin”). Analysable as taxi- +‎ derm- +‎ -y

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈtæksɪdɚmi/

Noun

taxidermy (countable and uncountable, plural taxidermies)

  1. The art of stuffing and mounting the skins of dead animals for exhibition in a lifelike state.

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