noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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US:/ˈtæksɪdɚmi/
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CMU ARPABET:T AE1 K S AH0 D ER2 M IY0
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1
noun
Meaning 1
The art of stuffing and mounting the skins of dead animals for exhibition in a lifelike state.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
To stuff and mount the skin of a dead animal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
the art of mounting the skins of animals so that they have lifelike appearance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: art, artistry, prowess
History
Etymology
Borrowed from French taxidermie, from Ancient Greek τάξις (táxis, “arrangement”, “order”) + δέρμα (dérma, “skin”). Analysable as taxi- + derm- + -y.
Across languages
Translations
40 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
opstopkuns
— art of stuffing dead animals
Armenian:
խրտվիլակագործություն
(xrtvilakagorcutʻyun)
— art of stuffing dead animals
Armenian:
տաքսիդերմիա
(takʻsidermia)
— art of stuffing dead animals
Asturian:
taxidermia
— art of stuffing dead animals
Bulgarian:
препариране
(preparirane)
— art of stuffing dead animals
Catalan:
taxidèrmia
— art of stuffing dead animals
Chinese Mandarin:
動物標本剝制術 /动物标本剥制术
(dòngwù biāoběn bōzhìshù)
— art of stuffing dead animals
Chinese Mandarin:
剝製 /剥制
(bōzhì)
— art of stuffing dead animals
Czech:
preparace
— art of stuffing dead animals
Dutch:
taxidermie
— art of stuffing dead animals
Dutch:
opzetten van dieren
— art of stuffing dead animals
Finnish:
eläinten täyttäminen
— art of stuffing dead animals
French:
taxidermie
— art of stuffing dead animals
Galician:
taxidermia
— art of stuffing dead animals
German:
Tierpräparation
— art of stuffing dead animals
German:
Taxidermie
— art of stuffing dead animals
German:
Ausstopfen
— art of stuffing dead animals
German:
Ausstopfung
— art of stuffing dead animals
Greek:
ταξιδερμία
(taxidermía)
— art of stuffing dead animals
Greek:
ταξιδερμική
(taxidermikí)
— art of stuffing dead animals
Hebrew:
פִּחְלוּץ
(piḥlutz)
— art of stuffing dead animals
Hungarian:
taxidermia
— art of stuffing dead animals
Italian:
tassidermia
— art of stuffing dead animals
Japanese:
剥製術
(hakuseijutsu)
— art of stuffing dead animals
Japanese:
剥製
(hakusei)
— art of stuffing dead animals
Korean:
박제
(bakje)
— art of stuffing dead animals
Latin:
taxidermia
— art of stuffing dead animals
Malay:
taksidermi
— art of stuffing dead animals
Malayalam:
ടാക്സിഡെർമി
(ṭāksiḍeṟmi)
— art of stuffing dead animals
Polish:
taksydermia
— art of stuffing dead animals
Portuguese:
taxidermia
— art of stuffing dead animals
Romanian:
taxidermie
— art of stuffing dead animals
Romanian:
împăiere
— art of stuffing dead animals
Russian:
таксидерми́я
(taksidermíja)
— art of stuffing dead animals
Russian:
наби́вка чу́чел
(nabívka čúčel)
— art of stuffing dead animals
Spanish:
taxidermia
— art of stuffing dead animals
Swedish:
uppstoppning
— art of stuffing dead animals
Tagalog:
palaayusang-balat
— art of stuffing dead animals
Tamil:
பாடம் செய்தல்
(pāṭam ceytal)
— art of stuffing dead animals
