specimen

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A single example of something, used to show what the whole group is like.

   This butterfly is a fine specimen of a rare species.

2. 2
   noun

   A small sample of blood, urine, or tissue taken for medical testing.

   The nurse asked me to provide a urine specimen for the lab.

From Latin specimen (“mark, sign, example”), from speciō (“observe, watch”).

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