known specimen

collocation in English

meaningsofknownandspecimen

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known
adjective
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/nəʊn/us
/noʊn/
used to refer to something or someone that is familiar to or understood ...
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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 ofknownandspecimenfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The type and onlyknownspecimenwas first mechanically prepared with a compressed air engraver.
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The holotype, onlyknownspecimen.
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That would very often be impossible, because if a very rare plant, for example, has been uprooted—it may have been the lastknownspecimenof it—nothing can be done.
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The onlyknownspecimenconsists of parts of the upper and lower jaws both premaxillae, a right maxilla, both dentaries teeth and numerous small fragments.
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Individuals of this species may have grown even larger, because the onlyknownspecimenprobably represents a sub-adult.
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At that time it was considered the largestknownspecimenin the world.
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Oneknownspecimenis of a fruit with two mature carples.
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The lastknownspecimenwas caught in the late 1920s to early 1930s.
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The largestknownspecimen, recorded in captivity, had a weight of 7.2 kg (15.9 lbs).
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The onlyknownspecimenis a juvenile that was collected more than 80 years ago.
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The largestknownspecimenhas a disc width of 72.5cm in.
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There is probably a notochord, although only a short segment is preserved in the singleknownspecimen.
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The birth size is probably close to 82cm in, the length of the smallestknownspecimen.
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The smallestknownspecimenis 8cm in long, which is probably close to the size at hatching.
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The singleknownspecimenpossesses a head, part of the thorax and posterior areas of the abdomen which are dark brown to black.
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The largestknownspecimenis 18 mm long.
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Oneknownspecimencontained a single near-term pup measuring 18cm in across.
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The oldestknownspecimenis about 2,200 years old; many others in the wild exceed 600 years.
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Their forelimbs may have reached lengths of up to 2.5 metres (8 feet) or even 3.5 metres (11 feet) in the largestknownspecimen.
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The singleknownspecimenconsists of the greater part of a forewing, original length estimated at about.
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