specimens
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Until the 1960s, Ms. Horn writes, most zoologists had “studied only specimens on cold tables, or broken creatures in shackles or cages.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
He teaches her the ways of his newfangled art form, and she is soon bringing all manner of specimens into the studio, capturing them in carefully composed portraits.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
The researchers were able to extract and analyze genetic material from 18 specimens.
From Science Daily • Apr. 26, 2026
In the PeerJ study, specimens that did not produce usable DNA were also identified morphologically as the same species.
From Science Daily • Apr. 26, 2026
“Fine. Now, which one of these quality specimens would you be interested in? Keeping in mind, I don’t sell the Manchurian Fire Throwers. Those are only for official pyrotectic displays.”
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
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