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spec·i·men

specimen

 
 
pronunciation:
spe s mn
features:
Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
part of speech: noun
definition 1: a portion or example that is representative of a larger whole.
synonyms:
example, exemplar, representative, sample
similar words:
type
definition 2: in medicine, a sample of tissue or bodily fluid, such as urine, used for analysis or diagnosis.
Word Combinations  About this feature
adjective + (n.)specimen anatomical, archaeological, beautiful, biological, botanical, clinical, collected, dried, duplicate, excellent, excised, exotic, faecal, fine, frozen, geological, gorgeous, gross, handsome, healthy, impressive, known, live, magnificent, male, mature, mere, mounted, natural, natural-history, numerous, odd, pathetic, pathologic, perfect, physical, positive, preserved, pressed, prime, rare, resected, scientific, splendid, suitable, surgical, taxidermy, unsatisfactory, unusual, zoological  [See all][See only the most frequent]
verb + (n.)specimen capture, classify, collect, display, encounter, examine, gather, preserve, recover, transport
(n.)specimen + verb analyze, attribute, confirm, contain, excavate, exhibit, label, measure, mount, obtain, plant, process, retrieve, reveal, screen, section, study, subject, submit, test, unearth, weigh [See all][See only the most frequent]
noun + (n.)specimen Help animal, beam, biopsy, bird, blood, bone, bug, collector, cutting, dinosaur, dissection, examination, excision, filter, fossil, herbarium, histology, identification, lab, laboratory, lung, mastectomy, mineral, museum, node, pathology, plant, prize, sample, slide, stool, storage, tissue, tonsillectomy, trophy, tumor, urine, zoo [See all][See only the most frequent]