stuffed specimen; taxidermy mount
Refers to the finished preserved animal, such as a stuffed bird or mounted deer head.
博物館に熊の剥製が展示されている。
A stuffed bear is on display at the museum.
Refers to the process or act of taxidermy, often used with する to mean 'to stuff' or 'to mount'.
彼は趣味で鳥の剥製をしている。
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.