physical specimen

collocation in English

meaningsofphysicalandspecimen

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physical
adjective
uk
/ˈfɪz.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˈfɪz.ɪ.kəl/
relating to ...
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specimen
noun[C]
uk
/ˈspes.ə.mɪn/us
/ˈspes.ə.mɪn/
something shown or examined as an example; a ...
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(Definition ofphysicalandspecimenfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This boy—and he was little more—was a fine, healthyphysicalspecimen, who, until he was recently struck down, had, from his early years, enjoyed physical health.
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Training with the eagle's aerie at the top of the mountain, the healthy environment and hard living made him an elitephysicalspecimen.
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Incidentally, when she was a baby she was a superbphysicalspecimen.
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In such cases, analysis of aphysicalspecimenmay yield a confident medical diagnosis.
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Yondu is an above averagephysicalspecimenof his race.
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Two other paratypes were also measured and recorded, but nophysicalspecimenwas obtained by the publication of the initial study.
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A few strengths include incrediblephysicalspecimen, defensive potential, incredible upside, and freakish athlete.
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Fine physical specimens as they are, they have very little left.
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There are bigger physical specimens, with more money.
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However, very few physical specimens of phreaking boxes are actually the color for which they are named.
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