complete specimen
Frequency: 6.05.8 per million words
a whole or entire example
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Examples (10)
- The newly discovered fossil was a complete specimen, much to the paleontologists' delight.
- The museum proudly displayed a complete specimen of a woolly mammoth.
- Finding a complete specimen of this rare butterfly is incredibly difficult.
- Researchers hope to unearth a complete specimen of the ancient creature.
- This is considered a complete specimen because all its parts are intact.
- The art dealer was thrilled to acquire a complete specimen of the artist's early work.
- He described the ancient pottery as a remarkably complete specimen.
- To properly study the species, scientists require a complete specimen.
- The discovery of a complete specimen revolutionized our understanding of dinosaur anatomy.
- Even a tiny fragment can be valuable, but a complete specimen is always preferred.