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taxi dermic

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tax⋅i⋅der⋅my

[tak-si-dur-mee]
–noun
the art of preparing and preserving the skins of animals and of stuffing and mounting them in lifelike form.

Origin:
1810–20; taxi- + Gk dérm(a) skin (see derma ) + -y 3


tax⋅i⋅der⋅mal, tax⋅i⋅der⋅mic, adjective
tax⋅i⋅der⋅mist, noun
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taxidermy 
1820, from Gk. taxis "arrangement," from tassein "arrange" (see tactics) + derma "skin."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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