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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Health Minister Roma Chilengi said earlier this week that clauses requiring Zambia to send biological specimens to the US had been removed, and that the agreement would not allow the sharing of individual patient records.
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
Museum paleontologists excavated some 70% of Thomas’s fossilized skeleton in the early 2000s, making it one of the most complete T. rex specimens ever found.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
More than 8,000 fossil specimens have been recovered there so far.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
There were certainly many styles to choose from, judging from the array of plumed and beribboned specimens she could see bobbing and nodding around her.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
