Example and Specimen

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Example noun - One of a group or collection that shows what the whole is like.

Usage example: a war bonnet that is a fine example of Native American handicraft

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Specimen is a synonym for example in instance topic. In some cases you can use "Specimen" instead a noun "Example", when it comes to topics like substitute, sample, explanation, simulation. popular alternative

Specimen noun - One of a group or collection that shows what the whole is like.

Usage example: chose one frog as a good specimen of the breed

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Example is a synonym for specimen in sample topic. You can use "Example" instead a noun "Specimen", if it concerns topics such as model, substitute, explanation, simulation. popular alternative

known	known example	known specimen
good	good example	good specimen
rare	rare example	rare specimen
best	best example	best specimen
Other adjectives: fine, typical, perfect, real, male, big, excellent, unique, early, possible, unusual, greatest, earliest, older, previous, modern.

She Cleans Up Nicely: Rare male example — underneath that blingy armour, Custodes is quite a specimen.

Source: Web Animation / If the Emperor Had a Text-to-Speech Device
An example from the new series turns turns up in the Ninth Doctor episode Dalek, where the eponymous Dalek is the prize specimen in Henry van Statten's museum of alien artefacts.

Source: The Collector
In taxonomy, the Ur-Example of a newly-classified species is called a "type specimen".

Source: Ur-Example

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