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noun Biology.

an individual organism from which the description of a species has been prepared.

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Origin of type specimen

First recorded in 1890–95

Words nearby type specimen

typeset, typesetter, typesetting, type-site, type species, type specimen, typestyle, type-word, typewrite, typewriter, typewriting

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How to use type specimen in a sentence

But yes, I pictured a James Bond-type just sauntering over to her.
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As a rule, however, even in the case of extreme varieties, a careful examination of the specimen will enable it to be identified.
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A moderately enlarged testis (probably regressing) was noted in the specimen from Pisté, on July 21.
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Though the average speaker is generally limited by one type of voice, which he varies somewhat, it is not often disguised.
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Accustomed to a written character, their eyes became wearied by the crabbedness and formality of type.
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Miss Thangue sat forward with the frank curiosity of the Englishwoman when inspecting a foreign specimen.
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British Dictionary definitions for type specimen

type specimen

noun

biology the original specimen from which a description of a new species is madeAlso called: holotype

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