2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Taxidermy \Tax"i*der`my\, n. [Gr. ta`xis an arranging,
arrangement (fr. ta`ssein to arrange) + ? a skin, from ? to
skin: cf F. taxidermie. See {Tactics}, {Tear}, v. t.]
The art of preparing, preserving, and mounting the skins of
animals so as to represent their natural appearance, as for
cabinets.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
taxidermy
n : the art of mounting the skins of animals so that they have
lifelike appearance
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