Definition of Specimen
Specimen
spe·ci·men
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
A person or thing serving as an example or model.
e.g. The museum displayed a specimen of a rare dinosaur fossil.
(noun)
something that is regarded as a typical example of group or class;
e.g. They displayed a specimen of the kind of object we could expect to find.
(noun)
in informal or humorous usage, an individual (person or animal) that is distinctive in some way due to possessing a particular characteristic;
e.g. He was quite a specimen, with his bizarre appearance and odd habits.
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