specimennoun [ C ]
uk/ˈspes.ə.mɪn/us/ˈspes.ə.mɪn/C2 something shown or examined as an example; a typical example:
He has a collection of rare insect specimens.
Museums will pay large amounts of money for good dinosaur fossil specimens.
Astronauts brought back specimens of moon rock.
a small amount of blood or urine used for testing:
They took blood and urine specimens for analysis.
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- aliquot
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- benchmark
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- illustration
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- quintessence
- role model
- sample
- showpiece
- sort
- swatch
- taste
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