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specimen

[spes-uh-muhn] / ˈspɛs ə mən /


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Because the specimen is so exceptionally preserved, scientists were able to examine features that had never been documented in such detail.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

Githinji Gitahi, chief executive of Amref Health Africa, a Nairobi-based nonprofit, warned that signing away health and specimen data weakens African nations’ negotiating power for access to future vaccines and treatments under WHO benefit-sharing programs.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

"We only had the one specimen, so I didn't want to take it apart," Voight said.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

After comparing the specimen with the original T. proriger fossil housed at Harvard University's Museum of Comparative Zoology, researchers realized the Texas fossils represented a different species altogether.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2026

Her smile was a brilliant specimen and she wore the moon on her wrist.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor




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