Taxidermy
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taxidermy-165-15129270
title:
Taxidermy
text:
Taxidermy is the art of preserving an animal's body by mounting or stuffing, for the purpose of display or study. Animals are often, but not always, portrayed in a lifelike state. The word taxidermy describes the process of preserving the animal, but the word is also used to describe the end product, which are called taxidermy mounts or referred to simply as "taxidermy". The word taxidermy is derived from the Ancient Greek words τάξις taxis and δέρμα derma (skin). Thus taxidermy translates to "a
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Stuffing and mounting dead animals for display
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxidermy
date created:
2003-02-05T00:25:55Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T16:57:23Z
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13
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