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Webster 1913 Edition
Taxidermy
Tax′i-derˊmy
,Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK] an arranging, arrangement (fr. [GREEK] to arrange) + [GREEK] a skin, from [GREEK] to skin: cf. F. ]
taxidermie
. See Tactics
, Tear
, Verb.
T.
The art of preparing, preserving, and mounting the skins of animals so as to represent their natural appearance, as for cabinets.
Webster 1828 Edition
Taxidermy
TAX'IDERMY
,Noun.