Specimens

/ˈspɛsəmənz/ noun

Definition

individual examples or samples used for study, testing, or display

Etymology

from Latin 'specimen' meaning 'mark, token, evidence', from 'specere' (to look at, observe)

Kelly Says

Scientists love their specimens - whether it's a butterfly pinned to a board or a blood sample in a lab! The word literally means 'something to be looked at' from the Latin for 'to observe.'

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ናሙናዎች
ARالعربية
عينات
BNবাংলা
নমুনা
CACatalà
especimens
CSČeština
vzorky
DADansk
prøver
DEDeutsch
Exemplare
ELΕλληνικά
δείγματα
ESEspañol
especímenes
FAفارسی
نمونه‌ها
FISuomi
näytteet
FRFrançais
spécimens
GUGU
નમુનાઓ
HAHA
gwaje
HEעברית
דגימות
HIहिन्दी
नमूने
HUMagyar
minták
IDBahasa Indonesia
spesimen
IGIG
ihe atụmatụ
ITItaliano
esemplari
JA日本語
標本
KKKK
үлгілер
KMKM
គំរូ
KO한국어
표본
MRMR
नमुने
MSBahasa Melayu
spesimen
MYမြန်မာ
နမူနာများ
NLNederlands
monsters
NONorsk
eksemplarer
PAPA
ਨਮੂਨੇ
PLPolski
okazy
PTPortuguês
espécimes
RORomână
specimene
RUРусский
образцы
SVSvenska
exemplar
SWKiswahili
sampuli
TAதமிழ்
மாதிரிகள்
TEతెలుగు
నమూనాలు
THไทย
ตัวอย่าง
TLTL
espesimen
TRTürkçe
örnekler
UKУкраїнська
зразки
URاردو
نمونے
VITiếng Việt
mẫu vật
YOYO
àwọn ẹ̀kọ́
ZH中文
标本
ZUZU
izibonelo

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