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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Taxidermy

/tăk'-səd-ẽrmˌ-ē/ · Tax·i·der·my · IPA /ˈtæksɪdɚmi/
01 n. The art of preparing, preserving, and mounting the skins of animals so as to represent their natural appearance, as for cabinets.
  1. 1.
    The art of preparing, preserving, and mounting the skins of animals so as to represent their natural appearance, as for cabinets.