specimen

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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

"That would have been an important specimen," said Freeman, lead author of the study and a senior public service associate emeritus at the UGA Odum School of Ecology.

From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026

These differences were enough to confirm that the specimen represents a completely new species.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 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

I became increasingly aware that the man was staring at me, not impolitely, but as though he were studying an unknown specimen.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson