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taxidermied

taxidermied is the simple past and past participle of taxidermy.

Meaning of taxidermy

Verb

taxidermy (third-person singular simple present taxidermies, present participle taxidermying, simple past and past participle taxidermied)

  1. (transitive) To stuff and mount the skin of a dead animal.
    • Today's taxidermying is a combination of field work, calipers and Rodin. The hunters who get the animals for the leading museums of natural science bring 'em back dead, but measured within an inch of their lives […]1945, The Saturday Evening Post, volume 218, page 26

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Adjective

taxidermied (not comparable)

  1. Stuffed, having undergone taxidermy.
    • For his own soiree, Kane went for somewhat more conventional decorations: on a side table, Apothia candles glimmered like fireflies, guarding a taxidermied owl, while masses of delphiniums, hydrangeas, lilacs and old Dutch roses perfumed the air.2009 March 13, “Chow, Darling”, in New York Times

Questions about taxidermied

What does taxidermied mean?
Taxidermied means stuffed, having undergone taxidermy.
What is taxidermied the simple past and past participle of?
Taxidermied is the simple past and past participle of taxidermy.
What part of speech is taxidermied?
Taxidermied is an adjective.

Words near taxidermied in the dictionary

  1. taxid
  2. taxidermal
  3. taxidermic
  4. taxidermical
  5. taxidermically
  6. taxidermied
  7. taxidermies
  8. taxidermise
  9. taxidermised
  10. taxidermist
  11. taxidermists

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