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specimens

NOUN

example, sample

Synonyms

STRONGEST

copy exhibit variety

STRONG

case embodiment exemplar exemplification illustration individual instance model part pattern proof representation representative sampling sort species type unit

WEAK

case history cross section

Antonyms

STRONG

whole

Example Sentences

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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

Although adult Liaoningosaurus specimens have not yet been found, these young fossils still provide valuable clues about ankylosaur development.

From Science Daily • Apr. 21, 2026

He presented his “Flora of North America,” including Lewis’s specimens, to the Linnean Society of London in 1813.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Ms. Adelman describes how Lewis’s specimens fell into the hands of a series of botanists—some of them charlatans, drunkards, liars or thieves—who squandered his legacy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Socios en Salud wasn’t granted access to Peru’s national lab, so Farmer sent the ten specimens back to Boston and deposited them at the Massachusetts State Lab.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French