specimen
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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
The specimen had even earned a place in the Guinness Book of Records, but scientists now say that distinction was based on a misinterpretation.
From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026
It had been tucked away in a museum drawer for decades as it was thought to have been an unremarkable specimen.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
She recovered key anatomical features including teeth, jawbones, and parts of the skull, which later allowed scientists to identify the specimen as a new species.
From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026
It was a mammoth specimen, very nearly as long and as wide as the door itself.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
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Common Senses: Spec, Spect, Spic ("Look")
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