Animal Preservation Techniques

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noun a person who practices taxidermy, the art of preparing, stuffing, and mounting the skins of animals for display or study

  • The taxidermist carefully preserved and mounted the animal for display in the museum.
  • I heard that Bob's cousin is a taxidermist, he must have some interesting stories to tell.
  • I never thought I'd be friends with a taxidermist, but Sarah is actually pretty cool.
  • The writer was a taxidermist of words, carefully preserving each one to create a masterpiece.

noun the art of preparing, stuffing, and mounting the skins of animals with lifelike effect

  • Taxidermy is the art of preparing, stuffing, and mounting the skins of animals for display.
  • My uncle is really into taxidermy and has a whole collection of stuffed animals in his house.
  • Some people think taxidermy is creepy, but I think it's pretty cool.
  • The taxidermy of old memories can be seen in the way she carefully preserves each moment in her mind.