specimen
noun
a part or an individual taken as exemplifying a whole mass or number; a typical animal, plant, mineral, part, etc.
specimens
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pluralof specimen.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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After some plants evolved leaves, they began shading out shorter specimens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Although Bloomer's original Crawzilla did not claim the top spot, it still earned a place among the largest specimens identified.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
Ghana and Zimbabwe have rejected agreements over conditions about sharing data and specimens.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
A draft leaked earlier this year prompted civil society groups to warn that Zambia was accepting wider data-sharing terms than other African countries, including long-term access to pathogen information and specimens.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
She may even have borrowed slaves while in Surinam; she mentions both “servants” and “slaves” that helped her plant, gather specimens, and travel through the jungle.
From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman
