taxidermy
taxidermy · taxidermies · taxidermied · taxidermying
To stuff and mount the skin of a dead animalTo stuff and mount the skin of a dead animal.
UK/ˈtæksɪdəmi/US/ˈtæksɪdɚmi/
» Sami is an expert in the field of taxidermy.
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1 sensesTo stuff and mount the skin of a dead animal.
Examples
1 sentencesSami is an expert in the field of taxidermy.
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
taxidermies, taxidermying, taxidermied, taxidermied| Base form | taxidermy · to taxidermy |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | taxidermies |
| Present participle | taxidermying |
| Past simple | taxidermied |
| Past participle | taxidermied |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.