Specimen

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Specimen may refer to:

• Sample (material), a limited quantity of something which is intended to be similar to and represent a larger amount of that thing(s).

Science

• Biological specimen or biospecimen, a biological laboratory specimen held by a biorepository for research
• Laboratory specimen, a biological specimen taken by sampling
• Type specimen (mineralogy), a reference sample by which a mineral is defined
• Zoological specimen, an animal or part of an animal preserved for scientific use

Printing

• Specimen banknote, banknotes printed generally in very limited quantities for distribution to central banks to aid in the recognition of banknotes from a country other than their own
• Specimen stamp, a postage stamp or postal stationery indicium sent to postmasters and postal administrations so that they are able to identify valid stamps and to avoid forgeries

Other

• Specimen (band), a British band formed in the 1980s
• Specimen Products, a Chicago-based manufacturer of custom guitars, tube amplifiers, and audio horn speakers
• Specimen Ridge, a ridge along the south rim of the Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA