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'.