taxidermy

tax·i·der·my

T0064400 (tăk′sĭ-dûr′mē)n. The art or operation of preparing, stuffing, and mounting the skins of dead animals for exhibition in a lifelike state.

tax′i·der′mal, tax′i·der′mic adj.tax′i·der′mist n.

taxidermy

(ˈtæksɪˌdɜːmɪ) n (Professions) the art or process of preparing, stuffing, and mounting animal skins so that they have a lifelike appearance[C19: from Greek taxis arrangement + -dermy, from Greek derma skin] ˌtaxiˈdermal, ˌtaxiˈdermic adj ˈtaxiˌdermist n

tax•i•der•my

(ˈtæk sɪˌdɜr mi)

n. the art of preparing, preserving, and stuffing the skins of animals and mounting them in lifelike form. [1810–20; < Greek táxi(s) arranging (see taxis¹) + dérm(a) skin + -y³] tax`i•der′mal, tax`i•der′mic, adj. tax′i•der`mist, n.

taxidermy

- The stuffing of dead animals.See also related terms for stuffing.

taxidermy

the art of preparing, stuffing, and mounting the skins of animals so that they appear lifelike. — taxidermist, n.See also: Animals

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Noun

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Translations

动物标本剥制术

taxidermy

(ˈtӕksidəːmi) noun the art of preparing and stuffing the skins of animals etc. 动物标本剥制术ˈtaxidermist noun （动物标本）剥制师

taxidermy

(tăk`sĭdûr'mē), process of skinning, preserving, and mounting vertebrate animals so that they still appear lifelike. The fur or feathers are cleaned, and the skin, treated with a cleansing and preserving preparation, is mounted on an artificial skeleton. At first, taxidermy was used for the preservation of skins, hunting trophies, and travel souvenirs. Animals were literally stuffed; they were hung downward and filled with straw. Today, taxidermy is employed mainly by museums of science, although by the early years of the 21st cent. the use of this process in dioramas and other museum displays had become much less common. Carl E. AkeleyAkeley, Carl Ethan
, 1864–1926, American naturalist, animal sculptor, and author, b. Orleans co., N.Y. He served (1887–95) at the Museum of Milwaukee; from 1895 to 1909 he was at the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, and from 1909 he was affiliated with the
..... Click the link for more information. devised a method of mounting that is now standard. The true contours of the specimen are preserved by making a clay model, exactly duplicating the animal's muscle structure, over an armature that includes the original skeleton or parts of it. A plaster mold is then made, from which is produced a light, durable frame that holds the skin in position. Synthetic materials, especially celluloids, are now often used to reproduce the true color and translucence of such specimens as reptiles and fishes.

Bibliography

See M. Milgrom, Still Life (2010).

Taxidermy

the stuffing and mounting of animals, in which a metal or wooden framework forms the base. If soft stuffing material is used, such as oakum or cotton batting, the necessary shape is imparted as the hide is stuffed. If an artificial body is used, the skin is stretched over a rigid model of the animal. The artificial body is a copy of the animal in a particular pose. It may be made by winding soft material onto a framework, or it may consist of a metal mesh, papier-mâché, or plastic. (See alsoPREPARATION.)

REFERENCE

Zaslavskii, M. A. Izgotovlenie chuchel, muliazhei i modelei zhivotnykh: Obshchaia taksidermiia. Leningrad, 1968.

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noun the art of mounting the skins of animals so that they have lifelike appearance

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