specimen

US /ˈspes.ə.mɪn/
UK /ˈspes.ə.mɪn/
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1.

espécimen, muestra

an individual animal, plant, piece of a mineral, etc., used as an example of its species or type for scientific study or display.

:
The museum has a rare specimen of a giant squid.
El museo tiene un raro espécimen de calamar gigante.
They collected soil specimens for analysis.
Recogieron muestras de suelo para su análisis.
2.

ejemplar, tipo

a person or thing regarded as a particular type or kind.

:
He's a fine specimen of a young athlete.
Es un buen ejemplar de joven atleta.
The old car was a rare specimen of vintage engineering.
El coche viejo era un raro ejemplar de ingeniería vintage.