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specimen
nounmasculinegeneral usecommon/ɨʃ.pɨ.ˈsi.mẽj̃/es·pe·ci·men
Definition
1An individual example representative of a group, especially in scientific collections (biological, geological).
Usage examples
“The museum has a rare butterfly specimen.”
“The geologist collected a specimen of volcanic rock.”
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biological specimentype specimenherbarium specimenpreserved specimen