Breed and Specimen

Breed

Breed noun - A number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common.

Usage example: some people say that honest politicians are a rare breed

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Specimen and breed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Specimen" instead a noun "Breed".

Nearby Words: breeding, breeder

Specimen noun - A member of the human race.

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Breed and specimen are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Breed" instead a noun "Specimen".

good	good breed	good specimen
valuable	valuable breed	valuable specimen
rare	rare breed	rare specimen
special	special breed	special specimen
Other adjectives: alien, original, single, nasty, entire, real, male, large, big, older, modern, discovered, largest.

They're not simply more powerful due to having more experience: they are literally tougher than any younger specimen of the same breed.

Source: Stronger with Age
Hatatitla and Ilstchii are black stallions of Apache breed that are all of extraordinary quality, and they have the finest specimen.

Source: Cool Horse
In a variation on the shapeshifting seducer theme, "The Cage" has Christopher Pike taken captive by a race of aliens who want to breed him with their other human specimen, Vina.

Source: Shapeshifting Seducer

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