TAXIDERMY


Meaning of TAXIDERMY in English

— taxidermal, taxidermic , adj. — taxidermist , n.

/tak"si derr'mee/ , n.

the art of preparing and preserving the skins of animals and of stuffing and mounting them in lifelike form.

[ 1810-20; TAXI- + Gk dérm ( a ) skin (see DERMA) + -Y 3 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .