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taxidermying

taxidermying is the present participle and gerund 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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Questions about taxidermying

What is taxidermying the present participle and gerund of?
Taxidermying is the present participle and gerund of taxidermy.

Words near taxidermying in the dictionary

  1. taxidermize
  2. taxidermized
  3. taxidermizes
  4. taxidermizing
  5. taxidermy
  6. taxidermying
  7. taxidistance
  8. taxidistances
  9. taxidriver
  10. taxidrivers
  11. taxids

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