stuffed specimen; taxidermy mount
Refers to the finished preserved animal, such as a stuffed bird or mounted deer head.
A stuffed bear is on display at the museum.
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Refers to the process or act of taxidermy, often used with する to mean 'to stuff' or 'to mount'.
He stuffs birds as a hobby.
taxidermy
Standard kanji spelling for taxidermy specimens and the process of stuffing/mounting.
Search-only variant using the older form of the first kanji.
Search-only mixed kana-kanji spelling.
Compound of 剥 (はく, 'to peel, skin') and 製 (せい, 'manufacture'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling directly reflects the process of removing skin and creating a preserved form.