taxidermy

Significat (Anglès)

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.

Conceptes

taxidèrmia

Sinònims

embalming

mummification

stuff

embalment

Traduccions

taxidermie

Taxidermie

taxidermia

tassidermia

taxidermie

taxidermia

Tierpräparation

empaillage

imbalsamazione

het opzetten van dieren

Taxidermia

Kunst des Tierausstopfens

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ταρίχευση

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈtæksɪdɚmi/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Borrowed from French taxidermie, from Ancient Greek τάξις (táxis, “arrangement”, “order”) + δέρμα (dérma, “skin”). Analysable as taxi- + derm- + -y.