specimen
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Because the specimen is so exceptionally preserved, scientists were able to examine features that had never been documented in such detail.
From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026
Githinji Gitahi, chief executive of Amref Health Africa, a Nairobi-based nonprofit, warned that signing away health and specimen data weakens African nations’ negotiating power for access to future vaccines and treatments under WHO benefit-sharing programs.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
"We only had the one specimen, so I didn't want to take it apart," Voight said.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
The holotype specimen for T. rex is currently displayed at the Perot Museum in Dallas.
From Science Daily • May 23, 2026
Unfortunately, after his bones were prepared and assembled, it was found that they showed signs of incipient syphilis, hardly a feature one would wish to preserve in the type specimen for one’s own race.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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Common Senses: Spec, Spect, Spic ("Look")
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