Meaning & use
specimens
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Individual samples or examples of something, especially ones collected for scientific study or testing.
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The lab technician labeled each of the blood specimens before sending them for analysis.
The museum's collection includes rare fossil specimens from every continent.
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From the Latin "specere," meaning "to look at," reflecting the idea of a specimen as something examined closely.
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