n. The art of stuffing, and mounting the skins of dead animals for exhibition in a lifelike state.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The art of preparing, preserving, and mounting the skins of animals so as to represent their natural appearance, as for cabinets.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The art of preparing and preserving the skins of animals, and also of stuffing and mounting the skins so as to give them as close a resemblance to the living forms as possible. See stuffing, 3.
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n. the art of mounting the skins of animals so that they have lifelike appearance
Word Usage
"Of course, as it turns out, the world of taxidermy is a wide, varied, sometimes disturbing place."