剥製(はくせい)

はくせい
noun
taxidermy; stuffed specimen
1. a stuffed and mounted animal specimen
An animal's skin preserved and shaped over a form to look lifelike, displayed as a specimen or decoration. Also refers to the technique itself.
博物館(はくぶつかん)で熊(くま)の剥製(はくせい)を見(み)た。
I saw a stuffed bear at the museum.
この鳥(とり)の剥製(はくせい)はとてもよくできている。
This stuffed bird is very well made.
剥製(はくせい)にするには専門(せんもん)の技術(ぎじゅつ)が必要(ひつよう)だ。
Making a taxidermy specimen requires specialized skill.

Refers both to a stuffed specimen and to the craft of preparing one. The animal's skin is preserved and mounted over an internal form. Commonly seen in natural-history museums.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 剥製(はくせい)にする: to make into a taxidermy specimen
  • 動物(どうぶつ)の剥製(はくせい): a stuffed animal specimen
  • 剥製(はくせい)標本(ひょうほん): a mounted specimen

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 標本(ひょうほん): specimen — a broader term covering pressed plants, insects, and the like
  • ぬいぐるみ: stuffed toy — a sewn cloth toy, unrelated to real animals
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