taxidermy

Gorilla diorama at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, at the Akeley Hall of African Mammals

Meanings

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.

Origin

From Ancient Greek τάξις ("arrangement", "order") + δέρμα. Analysable as taxi- + derm-

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