taxidermyn.
/ˈtaksɪˌdəːmi/ The art of preparing and preserving the skins of animals, and stuffing and mounting them so as to present the appearance, attitude, etc. of the living animal.
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taxidermy1820
1820 (title) Taxidermy: or the Art of Collecting, Preparing, and Mounting Objects of Natural History. For the Use of Museums and Travellers.
1842 W. T. Brande Dict. Sci., Lit. & Art 1216/1 The most popular treatise on taxidermy is Mr. Swainson's volume in Lardner's Cyclopedia.
1854 C. D. Badham Prose Halieutics 112 The inhabitants of the sea cannot be preserved except as mummies; they are the opprobrium of taxidermy.
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