- A part, or small portion, of anything, or one of a number
of things, intended to exhibit the kind and quality of the whole, or of
what is not exhibited; a sample; as, a specimen of a man's handwriting;
a specimen of painting; aspecimen of one's art.
Meaning of 'specimen' (Princeton's WordNet)
1 . specimen
[ n]
Meaning (1): - a bit of tissue or blood or urine that is taken for diagnostic purposes