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Date: 1800-1900
Language: Greek
Origin: taxis ( TAXONOMY) + derma 'skin'

taxidermy

 noun
     
tax‧i‧der‧my [uncountable]
HB the art of filling the skins of dead animals, birds, or fish with a special material so that they look as though they are alive
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