| 单词 | taxidermist |
| 释义 | taxidermist (once / 23405 pages) n Those creepy stuffed and mounted raccoons in your grandparents' house were crafted by a taxidermist, a person who is skilled at making lifelike displays from the bodies of dead animals. Taxidermy is the art of preserving, arranging, and displaying animal bodies so they can be hung on hunters' walls or set up in natural history museums. A person who practices taxidermy is called a taxidermist. Some taxidermists are trained professionals and others do it as a hobby, preserving the animal's skin, shaping it on a wooden or wire form, and adding specially made glass eyes. WORD FAMILYtaxidermist: taxidermists+/taxidermy: taxidermist USAGE EXAMPLESAn area taxidermist provided a sample for testing to the DNR. Washington Times(Dec 27, 2016) Don Sr. retired from his own home taxidermy business almost a decade ago, in part because of arthritis in his hands, the bane of taxidermists. Washington Times(Nov 26, 2016) Correction: A previous version of this story misidentified the taxidermist who inspired Roosevelt’s trip. Washington Post(Nov 02, 2016) n a craftsman who stuffs and mounts the skins of animals for display Syn|Hyper animal stuffer, stuffer artificer, artisan, craftsman, journeyman a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft |
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