TAXIDERMY


Meaning of TAXIDERMY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtak-sə-ˌdər-mē ]

noun

Etymology: tax- + derm- + -y (II)

Date: 1820

: the art of preparing, stuffing, and mounting the skins of animals and especially vertebrates

• taxi·der·mic ˌtak-sə-ˈdər-mik adjective

• taxi·der·mist ˈtak-sə-ˌdər-mist noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.