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plural specimens or (extremely rare) specimina
An individual instance that represents a class; an example. quotations
To assure a defendant's acquittal, a lawyer usually needed only to convince the jury that the victim was a pretty sorry specimen of a human being.
2006, Bill Neal, Getting Away with Murder on the Texas Frontier
(numismatics) A banknote printed for distribution to central banks to aid in the recognition of banknotes from a country other than their own examples
(philately) A postage stamp sent to postmasters and postal administrations so that they are able to identify valid stamps and to avoid forgeries examples
A sample, especially one used for diagnostic analysis. examples
(humorous, often preceded with “fine”) An eligible man. examples