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
It was one of more than 1,000 specimens discovered by Tooley that were acquired by the Natural History Museum after his death.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
Ghana and Zimbabwe have rejected agreements over conditions about sharing data and specimens.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Those specimens suggest the species was undergoing gradual evolutionary changes as it adapted to shifting environmental and climatic conditions.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
The live birds he had collected as specimens were cooked and eaten, eliminating the need to go to the market.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
