Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun specimen

2 senses of specimen

Sense 1
specimen -- (an example regarded as typical of its class)
       => example, illustration, instance, representative -- (an item of information that is typical of a class or group; "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is an example on page 10")

Sense 2
specimen -- (a bit of tissue or blood or urine that is taken for diagnostic purposes; "they collected a urine specimen for urinalysis")
       => sample -- (all or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class)