taxidermist


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tax·i·der·my

 (tăk′sĭ-dûr′mē)
n.
The art or operation of preparing, stuffing, and mounting the skins of dead animals for exhibition in a lifelike state.
tax′i·der′mal, tax′i·der′mic adj.
tax′i·der′mist n.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.taxidermist - a craftsman who stuffs and mounts the skins of animals for displaytaxidermist - a craftsman who stuffs and mounts the skins of animals for display
animal stuffer, stuffer
artisan, journeyman, artificer, craftsman - a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft
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Translations
مُحَنِّط الحَيَوانات
preparátor
dyreudstopper
állatkitömõ
maîur sem stoppar upp dÿr
preparátor
hayvan doldurucu

taxidermist

[ˈtæksɪdɜːmɪst] N → taxidermista mf
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

taxidermist

[ˈtæksidɜːrmɪst] n → taxidermiste mf
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

taxidermist

n → Präparator(in) m(f), → Tierausstopfer(in) m(f)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

taxidermist

[ˈtæksɪˈdɜːmɪst] n → tassidermista m/f
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

taxidermy

(ˈtӕksidəːmi) noun
the art of preparing and stuffing the skins of animals etc.
ˈtaxidermist noun
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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