taxidermy
art of preparing dead animals to preserve them with the appearance of life
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Summary
taxidermy is a handicraft[1]. taxidermy ranks in the top 4% of handicraft entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,445 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: human impact[3]
- Made from material: carcass[4], preservative[5], padding[6]
- Subclass of: preservation[7], procedure[8], preparation[9]
- Commons category: Taxidermy[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Taxidermy[11]
- Product or material produced: mounted animal[12]
- Described by source: Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[13], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[14], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15], The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[16], The New Student's Reference Work[17]
- Different from: Taxidermia[18], embalming[19], taxonomy[20]
- Practiced by: taxidermist[21]
Why It Matters
taxidermy has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] taxidermy is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]