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specimen

[spes-uh-muhn] / ˈspɛs ə mən /


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Two dozen of Lewis’s plants are still missing, including his specimen of Erythranthe lewisii, his monkeyflower.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Xiao first encountered the fossil about five years ago when a collaborator sent him a photo of a specimen uncovered along the Yangtze River in China.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

The wing patterns, front and back, are centered on individual sheets, themselves screen printed to create standardized forms for specimen information and further ornamented with spatter-printed reliefs of butterflies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

At first glance, the specimen looked typical for its age.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

I resolved to dive into a frenzy of specimen collecting, science, schoolwork—work of any kind—to make the time go faster.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly




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