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taxidermize, v.|ˈtæksɪˌdɜːmaɪz|
[f. as prec. + -ize.]
a. trans. To treat by taxidermy; to prepare, preserve, and set up (a skin, etc.).
b. absol. or intr. To practise taxidermy (Funk's Stand. Dict. 1895). Hence ˈtaxiˌdermized ppl. a., prepared by taxidermy.
1889Pop. Sci. Monthly Apr. 779 His [the buffalo's] head taxidermized..fetches as much as the robe or even more. 1890Leffingwell Shooting 307 Game pictures, taxidermised specimens, wood-paintings of birds. |