taxidermize

taxidermize

English

Etymology

taxidermy +‎ -ize

Verb

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

1. (transitive) To preserve by means of taxidermy.
   • 2009 May 21, Cintra Wilson, “Luxury in a Bell Jar”, in New York Times‎:

     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.”