taxidermied
Preserved through stuffing
Taxidermied describes an animal that has been preserved and mounted through taxidermy—the skin stuffed or stretched over a form to create a lifelike appearance.
A taxidermied deer head hung above the fireplace.
The word functions as both past tense verb and adjective: He taxidermied the fish himself or a taxidermied owl.
Item publicly displayed
- dioramaEnclosed miniature scene display
- specimenIndividual for examination
- displayPresentation for viewing
- collectionGathered set of items
curator · naturalist · gallery · education · anthropology · paleontology · visitor · artifact
Steadily increasing in degree
- lifelikeResembling the real thing
- tanningCuring hides or bronzing
- anatomyStudy of organism structure
- poseDeliberate bodily arrangement
mannequin · sculpting · preservation · formaldehyde · wirework · stitching · realistic · armature
Award for winning
- mountClimb up or steed
- gameOrganized play or sport
- safariWildlife observation journey
- sportsmanFair-minded athletic competitor
den · lodge · antlers · buck · boar · elk · moose · pheasant
Individual for examination
- endangeredAt risk of extinction
- extinctNo longer existing
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
naturalist · collection · scientific · reference · catalog · species · documentation · research
exhibit
Item publicly displayed
- dioramaEnclosed miniature scene display
- specimenIndividual for examination
- displayPresentation for viewing
collection · curator · naturalist · gallery · education · anthropology · paleontology · visitor · artifact · history
mounting
Steadily increasing in degree
pose · mannequin · sculpting · preservation · formaldehyde · wirework · stitching · realistic · armature · reconstruction
trophy
Award for winning
sportsman · den · lodge · antlers · buck · boar · elk · moose · pheasant · waterfowl
specimen
Individual for examination
- endangeredAt risk of extinction
- extinctNo longer existing
- biodiversityRange of life forms
preservation · naturalist · collection · scientific · reference · catalog · species · documentation · research · ornithology
eerie
Disturbingly strange
haunting · grotesque · unsettling · ghoulish · gothic · sinister · dead-eyed · lifeless · disturbing · chilling
antique
Old valued collectible
- VictorianOf a prim era
- curioOdd collectible item
- collectibleObject worth amassing
heirloom · nostalgia · parlor · estate · dusty · faded · old-fashioned · period · bygone · dated
taxidermiedrotting
Organic matter decomposing
decomposing · decaying · putrefying · moldering · festering