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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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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

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

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

For this project, the Triebold Paleontology team used high-resolution 3D scans of fossil specimens to reconstruct the animal's skeletal structure and armored skin features.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

But collections also provided more serious scholars with specimens that helped them formulate theories on the natural order of life.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman