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Definition of: taxidermy
(tak′sə·dûr′mē) noun
The art or process of stuffing and mounting the skins of dead animals for preservation or exhibition. [<Gk. taxis arrangement + derma skin]
—tax′i·der′mal, tax′i·der′mic adjective
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