specimens

NOUN

example, sample

Synonyms

STRONGEST

copy exhibit variety

STRONG

case embodiment exemplar exemplification illustration individual instance model part pattern proof representation representative sampling sort species type unit

WEAK

case history cross section

Antonyms

STRONG

whole

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Researchers are now examining DNA recovered from museum specimens to identify the genetic mechanisms that influenced how amphibians responded to chytrid infections in the past.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

They also incorporated the geological ages of fossil specimens, helping them estimate when different evolutionary branches separated.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026

The whole genus is known from just seven specimens gathered over about 65 years, scattered across more than 2,500 kilometers of coastline, and nothing has been collected in nearly two decades.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

But Jenkins told the Today programme on Tuesday there were two sides to the debate, and that a lot of time, effort and money went into excavating the specimens.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

Besides, these colorful compositions of insects and plants were much more artistically pleasing than Goedart’s rows of specimens on a white background.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman

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