TAXIDERMY


Meaning of TAXIDERMY in English

/ ˈtæksɪdɜːmi; NAmE -dɜːrmi/ noun

[ U ] the art of stuffing dead animals, birds and fish with a special material so that they look like living ones and can be displayed

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WORD ORIGIN

early 19th cent.: from Greek taxis arrangement + derma skin.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.