taxidermize

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verb

To preserve by means of taxidermy.

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Meanings

verbtaxidermize (third-person singular simple present taxidermizes, present participle taxidermizing, simple past and past participle taxidermized)

present singular third person taxidermizes · participle present taxidermizing · participle past taxidermized · past taxidermized

  1. transitiveTo preserve by means of taxidermy.

    ONE of Edward Gorey’s deathless illustrations features an author, Mr. Earbrass, gazing at a taxidermized beastie in an antiques shop, wondering “why anyone should have had a fantod stuffed and placed under a glass bell.”

    2009 May 21, Cintra Wilson, “Luxury in a Bell Jar”, in New York Times

Origin

From taxidermy + -ize.

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APA

taxidermize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taxidermize

MLA

“taxidermize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taxidermize. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “taxidermize,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taxidermize.

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