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Taxidermy

LC control no.sh 85132888
LC classificationQL63
Topical headingTaxidermy
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See alsoZoological specimens--Collection and preservation
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Scope noteHere are entered works on the preparation of animal mounts for exhibition. For works on the taxidermy of particular groups of animals, an additional subject entry is made under the name of the group of animals with the subdivision Collection and preservation, e.g. 1. Fishes--Collection and preservation 2. Taxidermy.
Found inThe Am. heritage dict. of the Engl. lang., via WWW, Sept. 6, 2001 (taxidermy: The art or operation of preparing, stuffing, and mounting the skins of dead animals for exhibition in a lifelike state)