specimen
Material Sample
A physical result of a sampling (or subsampling) event. In biological collections, the material sample is typically collected, and either preserved or destructively processed.
A whole organism preserved in a collection. A part of an organism isolated for some purpose. A soil sample. A marine microbial sample.
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specimen
Material Sample
A physical result of a sampling (or subsampling) event. In biological collections, the material sample is typically collected, and either preserved or destructively processed.
A whole organism preserved in a collection. A part of an organism isolated for some purpose. A soil sample. A marine microbial sample.
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/
specimen