Item and Specimen

Item

Item noun - A separate part in a list, account, or series.

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

Nearby Words: itemize, itemise, itemised

Specimen noun - A member of the human race.

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

individual	individual item	individual specimen
precious	precious item	precious specimen
good	good item	good specimen
valuable	valuable item	valuable specimen
Other adjectives: rare, special, best, original, single, real, large, new, unique, last.

The critter was briefly picked up as an actual news item by at least one other source, and there are anecdotes of inquiries by zookeepers looking for a specimen!

Source: April Fools' Day

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Item & Specimen. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/item/specimen>.

Specimen or Item. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/item/specimen.

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