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tax⋅i⋅der⋅my

  [tak-si-dur-mee]
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–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

Related forms:
tax⋅i⋅der⋅mal, tax⋅i⋅der⋅mic, adjective
tax⋅i⋅der⋅mist, noun
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tax·i·der·my   (tāk'sĭ-dûr'mē)   
n.  The art or operation of preparing, stuffing, and mounting the skins of dead animals for exhibition in a lifelike state.
tax'i·der'mal, tax'i·der'mic adj., tax'i·der'mist n.
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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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