specimen
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The wing patterns, front and back, are centered on individual sheets, themselves screen printed to create standardized forms for specimen information and further ornamented with spatter-printed reliefs of butterflies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
"When we first found the specimen, we saw some leg bones preserved and some vertebrae," Jung said.
From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026
It had been tucked away in a museum drawer for decades as it was thought to have been an unremarkable specimen.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
A robotic sample changer handled the insects during the process, rotating each specimen and replacing it with the next one every 30 seconds.
From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026
Some consent forms don’t mention money at all; others come right out and say, “We may give or sell the specimen and certain medical information about you.”
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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Common Senses: Spec, Spect, Spic ("Look")
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