taxidermy
taxidermy · taxidermies
таксидермия, набивка чучел
Tierpräparation, Taxidermie, Ausstopfen, Ausstopfung
The art of stuffing and mounting the skins of dead animals for exhibition in a…The art of stuffing and mounting the skins of dead animals for exhibition in a lifelike state.
UK/ˈtæksɪdəmi/US/ˈtæksɪdɚmi/
» Sami is an expert in the field of taxidermy.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The art of stuffing and mounting the skins of dead animals for exhibition in a lifelike state.
Tierpräparation, Taxidermie, Ausstopfen
таксидерми́яtaksidermíja, наби́вка чу́челnabívka čúčel
the art of mounting the skins of animals so that they have lifelike appearance
Examples
1 sentencesSami is an expert in the field of taxidermy.
Translations
8 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
art of stuffing dead animals:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
art of stuffing dead animals:
Origin
Borrowed from French taxidermie, from Ancient Greek τάξις (táxis, “arrangement”, “order”)Borrowed from French taxidermie, from Ancient Greek τάξις (táxis, “arrangement”, “order”) + δέρμα (dérma, “skin”). Analysable as taxi- + derm- + -y.
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Forms
plural: taxidermies| Singular | taxidermy |
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regular
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable