taxidermy
(noun) the art of mounting the skins of animals so that they have lifelike appearance
Source: WordNet® 3.1
taxidermy (countable and uncountable, plural taxidermies)
The art of stuffing and mounting the skins of dead animals for exhibition in a lifelike state.
taxidermy (third-person singular simple present taxidermies, present participle taxidermying, simple past and past participle taxidermied)
(transitive) To stuff and mount the skin of a dead animal.
Source: Wiktionary
Tax"i*der`my, n. Etym: [Gr. taxidermie. See Tactics, Tear, v. t.]
Definition: The art of preparing, preserving, and mounting the skins of animals so as to represent their natural appearance, as for cabinets.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 May 2025
(noun) excavation consisting of a vertical or sloping passageway for finding or mining ore or for ventilating a mine
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
