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Meanings of zoological specimen in English

Russian
зоологический образец
Spanish
espécimen zoológico
Catalan
espècimen zoològic
Wikidata

Animal or part of an animal preserved for scientific use.

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        Examples for "specimen"
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        He couldn't quite believe that this rank-smelling specimen was his former master.
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        I didn't explain the source of the specimen, and they didn't ask.
        Deadly Décisions
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        No cases were admitted to hospital at the time of specimen collection.
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        The last song may be given in the vernacular as a specimen:
        The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India, Volume ...
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        The other morning I overheard the nurse talking to this particular specimen.
        The Second Thoughts of an Idle Fellow
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        The preparation of a suitable setting for almost any mounted specimen will add greatly to its attractiveness.
        Home Taxidermy for Pleasure and Profit / A Guide for Those Who W...
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        The rooms are fantastic and, among the artefacts, mounted animal heads and ornate furniture are photographs of the many celebrities who have stayed there.
        The South African
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        Nothing gives a mounted animal a more trampish, disreputable appearance than slouchy, run over feet with toes that don't seem to be on the job.
        Home Taxidermy for Pleasure and Profit / A Guide for Those Who W...
        Usage of zoological specimen in English
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        She remembered the confrontation across the wall, the way he'd stared at her as though she was a zoological specimen.
        Complete Books of Blood
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        These striking zoological specimens at once introduce the visitor to
        How to See the British Museum in Four Visits
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        Having examined these zoological specimens, the visitor should proceed on his way east to
        How to See the British Museum in Four Visits
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        All three were enclosed, like zoological specimens, in a cage formed by a high counter terminating in brass bars.
        The Little Warrior
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        Ever present to us, was the apprehension of some sudden disaster from the extraordinary zoological specimens we almost hourly passed.
        Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I
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        When only a boy, he usually chose to spend his holidays scouring the country for botanical, geological, and zoological specimens.
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