Specimen

Noun

 * 1) An individual instance that represents a class; an example.
 * 2) A sample, especially one used for diagnostic analysis.
 * 3)  An eligible man.
 * Examples: Postcard: Leap Year, 1908, Postcard: Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut

Related terms

 * species

Adjectives for Specimen
stalwart; active; unique; marvelous; abundant (pi); splendid; favorable; knobby; sundry (pi); hard-looking; precious; complete; admirable; acknowledged; superb; handsome; genuine; huge; lingering; superior; excellent; sickly; occasional; ferocious; prolonged; pleasing; puny; given; enormous; good-looking; unfair.

Verbs for Specimen
attract—; bag—; collect—s; dissect—; exhibit—; guard—; hunt—; mount—; preserve—; prize—; pursue—; search for—; seek—; snare—; stalk—; stuff—; trap—; value—; —evades; —exemplifies; —illustrates.

Thesaurus
case, case history, case in point, cross section, embodiment, example, exemplar, exponent, illustration, instance, little bite, little smack, model, pattern, piece, representation, representative, sample, sampling, sort, species, swatch, taste, taster, type, typification, variety

Etymology
From specimen:, from specio:.

Translations

 * Armenian:, նմուշ
 * Czech: ,
 * Danish:
 * Finnish:
 * Japanese: 見本


 * Latin: specimen
 * Polish:
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Spanish:


 * Czech:
 * Dutch: specimen
 * Finnish: näyte, näytepala
 * German: Spezimen


 * Japanese:
 * Polish: próbka
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Spanish:


 * : campione

Noun

 * 1) mark, token, sign, indication
 * 2) example, pattern, model
 * 3) ornament, honor

Etymology
From specio:.

Descendants

 * English: