specimen, übersetzung im Collins English Cobuild & Thesaurus Wörterbuch

specimen (specimens plural )

1 n-count A specimen is a single plant or animal which is an example of a particular species or type and is examined by scientists.
usu with supp
200,000 specimens of fungus are kept at the Komarov Botanical Institute., ...North American fossil specimens...

2 n-count A specimen of something is an example of it which gives an idea of what the whole of it is like.
usu with supp
Job applicants have to submit a specimen of handwriting., ...a specimen bank note.

3 n-count A specimen is a small quantity of someone's urine, blood, or other body fluid which is examined in a medical laboratory, in order to find out if they are ill or if they have been drinking alcohol or taking drugs. (=sample)
He refused to provide a specimen...