Specimen
noun
A single thing that is taken as an example of a whole category.
The museum had a specimen of every type of butterfly in the region.
Often appears as...
- specimen collection
- specimen bottle
noun
In scientific research, a specimen is an individual animal, plant, piece of a mineral, etc., which is used as an example of its species or type for scientific study.
The scientist collected several specimens from the ocean for his marine biology study.
Often appears as...
- specimen analysis
- blood specimen
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Technical
noun
A small amount or piece taken from something, such as a medical or biological sample, to be tested or studied.
The doctor sent the specimen to the lab for further analysis.
Often appears as...
- urine specimen
- stool specimen
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Technical
noun
A single thing that is taken as an example of a whole category.
The museum had a specimen of every type of butterfly in the region.
Often appears as...
- specimen collection
- specimen bottle
noun
In scientific research, a specimen is an individual animal, plant, piece of a mineral, etc., which is used as an example of its species or type for scientific study.
The scientist collected several specimens from the ocean for his marine biology study.
Often appears as...
- specimen analysis
- blood specimen
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A small amount or piece taken from something, such as a medical or biological sample, to be tested or studied.
The doctor sent the specimen to the lab for further analysis.
Often appears as...
- urine specimen
- stool specimen
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Generalization Cue
Use 'specimen' to represent a wider category, indicating a typical example.
A piece of igneous rock can be a good specimen of volcanic activity.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Objects
'Specimen' often refers to a physical item, not abstract concepts.
This ancient coin is a rare specimen of the empire's currency.
Pro Tip 3/3Display Purpose
Specimens are typically used for display or study to illustrate a point.
The botany class examined a leaf specimen under the microscope.
Pro Tip 1/3Generalization Cue
Use 'specimen' to represent a wider category, indicating a typical example.
A piece of igneous rock can be a good specimen of volcanic activity.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Objects
'Specimen' often refers to a physical item, not abstract concepts.
This ancient coin is a rare specimen of the empire's currency.
Pro Tip 3/3Display Purpose
Specimens are typically used for display or study to illustrate a point.
The botany class examined a leaf specimen under the microscope.
Pro Tip 1/3Generalization Cue
Use 'specimen' to represent a wider category, indicating a typical example.
A piece of igneous rock can be a good specimen of volcanic activity.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Objects
'Specimen' often refers to a physical item, not abstract concepts.
This ancient coin is a rare specimen of the empire's currency.
Pro Tip 3/3Display Purpose
Specimens are typically used for display or study to illustrate a point.
The botany class examined a leaf specimen under the microscope.
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The extraordinary lives...
somebody gave it a species name and there's a specimen sitting in a Natural History Museum someplace my passion happens to be leeches and I am the leech guy I'd like you all to sort of just think in your heads right now what is a leech and what do you think about leeches and then I'm gonna try to
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Nizar Ibrahim: How we...
a place called the Kem Kem. It's a difficult place to work in. You have to deal with sandstorms and snakes and scorpions, and it's very difficult to find good fossils there. But our hard work paid off. We discovered many incredible specimens. There's the largest dinosaur bone
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Best Of Frogs PIPE Top 5 PIPE...
these are incredibly rare here the simple fact that they're so beautiful that collectors will pay immense prices for them apparently if you can get a live specimen to japan they've been worth about as much as a thousand us dollars each
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The hidden worlds within...
you'd find windows into amazing worlds. This maze of halls and laboratories is a scientific sanctuary that houses a seemingly endless variety of specimens. Here, researchers work to unravel mysteries of evolution, cosmic origins,
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What's Hiding in the...
another new undescribed comb jelly although specimens have been brought to the surface it's only been seen alive through the windows of deep sea craft like this it uses a pair of long retractable tentacles to catch fish
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The coelacanth: A living...
She had a hunch that this strange, 1.5 meter long specimen was important but couldn't preserve it in time to be studied and had it taxidermied. When she finally was able to reach J.L.B. Smith, a local fish expert,
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How a Woman's Donated...
and she said I want to be part of this very emphatically and told me about her diseases and her history and I said well you're a walking pathology specimen not an Anatomy specimen we're trying to
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Can you solve the fish...
You are the cargo director on the maiden voyage of the S.S. Buoyant, and you've agreed to transport several tanks containing the last specimens of a critically endangered fish species
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This Fungus Turns...
behind the scenes at kew gardens in london the underground fungarium collection houses over a million specimens which have come from all over the world
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The Blue Planet...
it was almost as if a museum specimen had been carefully laid out on the sea floor
Video examples
The extraordinary lives...
somebody gave it a species name and there's a specimen sitting in a Natural History Museum someplace my passion happens to be leeches and I am the leech guy I'd like you all to sort of just think in your heads right now what is a leech and what do you think about leeches and then I'm gonna try to
Video examples
Nizar Ibrahim: How we...
a place called the Kem Kem. It's a difficult place to work in. You have to deal with sandstorms and snakes and scorpions, and it's very difficult to find good fossils there. But our hard work paid off. We discovered many incredible specimens. There's the largest dinosaur bone
Video examples
Best Of Frogs PIPE Top 5 PIPE...
these are incredibly rare here the simple fact that they're so beautiful that collectors will pay immense prices for them apparently if you can get a live specimen to japan they've been worth about as much as a thousand us dollars each
Video examples
The hidden worlds within...
you'd find windows into amazing worlds. This maze of halls and laboratories is a scientific sanctuary that houses a seemingly endless variety of specimens. Here, researchers work to unravel mysteries of evolution, cosmic origins,
Video examples
What's Hiding in the...
another new undescribed comb jelly although specimens have been brought to the surface it's only been seen alive through the windows of deep sea craft like this it uses a pair of long retractable tentacles to catch fish
Video examples
The coelacanth: A living...
She had a hunch that this strange, 1.5 meter long specimen was important but couldn't preserve it in time to be studied and had it taxidermied. When she finally was able to reach J.L.B. Smith, a local fish expert,
Video examples
How a Woman's Donated...
and she said I want to be part of this very emphatically and told me about her diseases and her history and I said well you're a walking pathology specimen not an Anatomy specimen we're trying to
Video examples
Can you solve the fish...
You are the cargo director on the maiden voyage of the S.S. Buoyant, and you've agreed to transport several tanks containing the last specimens of a critically endangered fish species
Video examples
This Fungus Turns...
behind the scenes at kew gardens in london the underground fungarium collection houses over a million specimens which have come from all over the world
Video examples
The Blue Planet...
it was almost as if a museum specimen had been carefully laid out on the sea floor
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Alan King
American Comedian
When I was in the hospital they gave me apple juice every morning, even after I told them I didn't like it. I had to get even. One morning, I poured the apple juice into the specimen tube. The nurse held it up and said, 'It's a little cloudy.' I took the tube from her and said, 'Let me run it through again,' and drank it. The nurse fainted.
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Christopher Columbus
Italian Explorer
There are trees of a thousand sorts, and all have their several fruits; and I feel the most unhappy man in the world not to know them, for I am well assured that they are all valuable. I bring home specimens of them, and also of the land.
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Joan Crawford
American Actress
The Democratic party is one that I've always observed. I have struggled greatly in life from the day I was born, and I am honored to be a part of something that focuses on working class citizens and molds them into a proud specimen.
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John Malkovich
American Actor
When you do a really good play, the audience and the performers are looking into the same looking glass, the same microscope. And the specimen they are looking at is human life and that's why I do it, that's why I like it.
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Said Nursi
Turkish Theologian
In spring, the dead trees, roots, and animals come to life again exactly as they were, thus providing hundreds of thousands of examples, specimens, and proofs of the supreme resurrection.
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George Bentham
English Scientist
I first began to dry specimens for preservation carelessly perhaps at first, but before the season was over, I had collected between one and two hundred species.
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Jack Horner
American Scientist
Unfortunately, with dinosaurs, we haven't had enough specimens to determine how much variation there is within a species.
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Janet Yellen
American Public Servant
I've been collecting rocks since I was 8 and have over 200 different specimens.
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Andre Leon Talley
American Editor
First Ladies have always been held like specimens under a media microscope.
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Dick Cavett
American Entertainer
It's no fun being a specimen.
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Alan King
American Comedian
When I was in the hospital they gave me apple juice every morning, even after I told them I didn't like it. I had to get even. One morning, I poured the apple juice into the specimen tube. The nurse held it up and said, 'It's a little cloudy.' I took the tube from her and said, 'Let me run it through again,' and drank it. The nurse fainted.
Quote examples
Christopher Columbus
Italian Explorer
There are trees of a thousand sorts, and all have their several fruits; and I feel the most unhappy man in the world not to know them, for I am well assured that they are all valuable. I bring home specimens of them, and also of the land.
Quote examples
Joan Crawford
American Actress
The Democratic party is one that I've always observed. I have struggled greatly in life from the day I was born, and I am honored to be a part of something that focuses on working class citizens and molds them into a proud specimen.
Quote examples
John Malkovich
American Actor
When you do a really good play, the audience and the performers are looking into the same looking glass, the same microscope. And the specimen they are looking at is human life and that's why I do it, that's why I like it.
Quote examples
Said Nursi
Turkish Theologian
In spring, the dead trees, roots, and animals come to life again exactly as they were, thus providing hundreds of thousands of examples, specimens, and proofs of the supreme resurrection.
Quote examples
George Bentham
English Scientist
I first began to dry specimens for preservation carelessly perhaps at first, but before the season was over, I had collected between one and two hundred species.
Quote examples
Jack Horner
American Scientist
Unfortunately, with dinosaurs, we haven't had enough specimens to determine how much variation there is within a species.
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Janet Yellen
American Public Servant
I've been collecting rocks since I was 8 and have over 200 different specimens.
Quote examples
Andre Leon Talley
American Editor
First Ladies have always been held like specimens under a media microscope.
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Dick Cavett
American Entertainer
It's no fun being a specimen.
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