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specimen

nounmasculine/ɨʃ.pɨ.ˈsi.mẽj̃/medium

es·pe·ci·men

Definition

An individual example representative of a group, especially in scientific collections (biological, geological).
The museum has a rare butterfly specimen.
The geologist collected a specimen of volcanic rock.
Common collocations
biological specimentype specimenherbarium specimenpreserved specimen

Etymology

Do latim 'specimen' (modelo, exemplo), através do francês 'spécimen'.

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