specimens
Examples for study
Specimens is the plural of specimen—a sample or example of something, especially one taken for examination or study.
Scientists collect specimens of plants, insects, or tissue.
A specimen may represent its type: a fine specimen of Victorian architecture.
Informally, calling a person a specimen comments on their physical qualities, often mockingly: What a sorry specimen.
Individual living entities
- tissuesSoft disposable paper sheets
- cellsBasic biological units
- microbesMicroscopic living organisms
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
fungi · viruses · protozoa · algae · cultures · slides · smears · biopsies
Facility for scientific investigation
- microscopeInstrument for viewing minute objects
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- observationAttentive watching or remark
- experimentationSystematic testing of ideas
data · findings · investigation · fieldwork · taxonomy · classification · examination · documentation
Public exhibit space
- curiositiesUnusual things worth examining
- fossilsPreserved ancient organism traces
- mineralsInorganic natural solids
- crystalsSolids with ordered structure
shells · insects · taxidermy · herbarium · pinned · pressed · dried · jars
Item publicly displayed
- gallerySpace for displaying artwork
- showcaseCabinet for displaying items
- dioramaEnclosed miniature scene display
- installationProcess of putting in
presentation · viewing · case · mounted · labeled · educational · interpretive · lighting
organisms
Individual living entities
bacteria · fungi · viruses · protozoa · algae · cultures · slides · smears · biopsies · swabs
laboratory
Facility for scientific investigation
- microscopeInstrument for viewing minute objects
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- observationAttentive watching or remark
experimentation · data · findings · investigation · fieldwork · taxonomy · classification · examination · documentation · sampling
museum
Public exhibit space
- curiositiesUnusual things worth examining
- fossilsPreserved ancient organism traces
- mineralsInorganic natural solids
crystals · shells · insects · taxidermy · herbarium · pinned · pressed · dried · jars · cabinet
exhibit
Item publicly displayed
- gallerySpace for displaying artwork
- showcaseCabinet for displaying items
- dioramaEnclosed miniature scene display
installation · presentation · viewing · case · mounted · labeled · educational · interpretive · lighting · arrangement
exemplar
Typical perfect instance
- exampleRepresentative case shown
- representativeOne who acts for another
- typeCategory sharing traits
archetype · reference · standard · model · instance · sample · illustration · prototype
- exhibitsmuseum exhibit, science exhibit, interactive exhibit, dinosaur exhibit, space exhibit
- DarwinCharles Darwin, natural selection, evolution, HMS Beagle, Galapagos
- lab suppliesbeakers, beaker, test tubes, test tube, pipettes
- Flower Gardeningflower beds, flower bed, garden flowers, annuals, perennials
- laboratorybeaker, test tube, flask, microscope, pipette
- labslab, laboratory, beakers, test tubes, microscope
specimenswholes
Complete unified amounts
populations · the whole · entireties · totalities · complete sets
specimensgeneralities
Nonspecific broad statements
abstractions · categories · types · classes · concepts
- perfect specimen
- unique specimenSingle irreplaceable instance
- rare specimens
- dried specimens
- specimen jarContainer for biological samples
- type specimensOrganisms defining species names