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Word:
specimen
IPA transcription: [sp'ɛsəmən]
Pronunciations of specimen
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noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
specimen
Meaning:
an example regarded as typical of its class
Synonyms:
specimen
Meaning:
a bit of tissue or blood or urine that is taken for diagnostic purposes; "they collected a urine specimen for urinalysis"
Usage examples
A full-grown specimen will measure twenty-eight inches in expanse of wing.
As a specimen of this article of commerce, he evinced considerable intelligence.
To have in one's possession a living specimen is a happy event for a naturalist."
It is an interesting specimen of poetic writing but it is not a perfect work of art.
An Emperor penguin was found on the Cape well advanced in moult, a good specimen skin.
"'My dear children,' said he, 'I have captured a Woggle-Bug--a very rare and interesting specimen.
Now Providence has given us one, though rather an obstinate specimen," he pointed to Father Fisher.
We embraced him as a specimen, and in three minutes we had all but died for one another as friends.
We embraced him as a specimen, and in three minutes we had all but died for one another as friends.
Joe, a nice she-tabby, was a curious specimen of the feline fish-catcher. Her master was a disciple of Walton's.
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Cane toad
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Laika
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Elfin woods warbler
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Triceratops
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Humpback whale
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