noun, feminine/tak.si.dɛʁ.mi/plural: taxidermies
taxidermy
“Maugé, sur-tout, inventa plusieurs procédés utiles en faveur de la Taxidermie moderne.”
Related: taxidermique, taxidermiser, taxidermiste
From Ancient Greek τᾰ́ξῐς (tắxĭs, “arrangement”, “order”) + δέρμᾰ (dérmă, “skin”). First attested in 1803.