specimen
Example Sentences
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In fact, no other specimen like it has been found.
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
"And our specimen is also a juvenile or 'baby', so it's perfect for our dinosaur species name to honor Dooly."
From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026
"When we first found the specimen, we saw some leg bones preserved and some vertebrae," Jung said.
From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026
Maria often brought her watercolors along to sketch a specimen or two.
From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman
Vocabulary lists containing specimen
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Common Senses: Spec, Spect, Spic ("Look")
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