taxidermy

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

embalming

mummification

stuff

embalment

Translations

taxidermie

taxidermia

Taxidermie

tassidermia

taxidèrmia

taxidermie

taxidermia

Tierpräparation

Taxidermia

empaillage

Kunst des Tierausstopfens

ταρίχευση

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ζωοταρίχευση

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtæksɪdɚmi/

Etymology

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