specimen
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Two dozen of Lewis’s plants are still missing, including his specimen of Erythranthe lewisii, his monkeyflower.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
In fact, no other specimen like it has been found.
From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026
These tools allowed them to see inside the specimen in remarkable detail and confirm what had long been suspected.
From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026
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
Brother Leon studied him, looking at him as if he were a specimen under a microscope, as if the specimen contained the germ of some deadly disease.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
Vocabulary lists containing specimen
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Common Senses: Spec, Spect, Spic ("Look")
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