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specimen 1. Med a sample of tissue, blood, urine, etc., taken for diagnostic examination or evaluation 2. the whole or a part of an organism, plant, rock, etc., collected and preserved as an example of its class, species, etc. specimen [′spes·ə·mən] (science and technology) An item representative of others in the same class or group. A sample selected for testing, examination, or display. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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I was insensible when washed ashore, but the miserable remnant of my superb specimen was still intact; I now lay it before you. And who substituted for the ancient gothic altar, splendidly encumbered with shrines and reliquaries, that heavy marble sarcophagus, with angels' heads and clouds, which seems a specimen pillaged from the Val-de-Grâce or the Invalides? Did erudite Stubb, mounted upon your capstan, deliver lectures on the anatomy of the Cetacea; and by help of the windlass, hold up a specimen rib for exhibition? |
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