Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to taxidermy, or the art of preparing and preserving the skins of animals.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to the art of preparing and preserving the skins of animals.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Pertaining to
taxidermy .
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Examples
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The thickly seamed exhibit thus produced must have been grotesque; but in the taxidermic equivalent of air-brushing, Akeley redeemed this patchwork monster by rubbing a special gray putty all over it.
Wildlife Without Life Elizabeth Lowry 2011
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Carl Ethan Akeley was an American naturalist and explorer who developed the taxidermic method for mounting museum displays to show animals in their natural surroundings.
Archive 2009-05-01 Staq Mavlen 2009
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All of this material is stitched together into a complex pastiche, bringing to life the drawings and skeletons and taxidermic remains to roam around on equal footing with the living, breathing animals they represent.
Jan Svankmajer shorts: A Game With Stones; Punch and Judy; Historia Naturae (Suita) Ed Howard 2009
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There Ensor painted in the attic of his parent's curio shop, which sold souvenirs and exotica — fans, skulls, shells, porcelain and taxidermic specimens, as well as the weird carnival masks for which the artist is best known.
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It's a 10-minute taxi ride from the Financial Center and has a great display of taxidermic wild animals.
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Carl Ethan Akeley was an American naturalist and explorer who developed the taxidermic method for mounting museum displays to show animals in their natural surroundings.
The Story of Carl Akeley from EC Comics Staq Mavlen 2009
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It's a 10-minute taxi ride from the Financial Center and has a great display of taxidermic wild animals.
Shanghai: 48 Hours With Kids Jane Lanhee Lee Naville 2009
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But, they are not only images, they are real taxidermic horses.
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Akiko KashiwagiModern Art: Warhol For AliensTo critics and fans alike, modern art can seem otherworldly — from embalmed animals and duct-tape displays to taxidermic wolf sculptures and fake exploding cars.
Financial Frontiers: Why Only Obscure Markets Are Thriving In The Crunch 2008
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Something one might call “taxidermic chic,” for example, has become a huge fad: cow skulls, fossils, mounted “jackalope” heads, stuffed rodents in doll clothes, lizards embalmed in varnish or the like — all deployed as “edgy” urban décor.
Home Alone 2006
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