living specimen

collocation in English

meaningsoflivingandspecimen

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living
adjective
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/ˈlɪv.ɪŋ/us
/ˈlɪv.ɪŋ/
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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 oflivingandspecimenfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Owing to the enormous mass of eggs, only the terminal part of the excretory vesicle could be observed even in thelivingspecimen.
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In thelivingspecimenit appeared at times to be quite distinct but sometimes it seemed to be merely a dilatation of the oviduct.
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It refers to the keeping of alivingspecimenof this beetle.
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The firstlivingspecimenwas captured after a 70-year-long hiatus in 2006.
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She was believed to be the oldestlivingspecimenof her species, up until her death in 2007.
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While the singlelivingspecimenwas designated as the holotype.
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He longed to see alivingspecimenof this flower for himself.
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Many are large forest emergent species, typically reaching heights of 4070 m tall, with the tallest knownlivingspecimenover 85 m tall.
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Onelivingspecimenimmediately darkened in color when it was removed from sea water and lightened when it was returned.
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No recent expeditions have been mounted to find alivingspecimen.
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In order to do this, these developmental sequences have been photographed at regular intervals and followed through to the final moult in single living specimens.
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Nevertheless, at this stage morphogenesis was slow and no further development was visible in living specimens for several days.
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In this paper an attempt has been made to link morphological changes observed in living specimens of developing males and females with changes in their ultrastructure.
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Mantle roof shows larger unpigmented whitish spots giving a pale appearance to the shell of living specimens by transparency.
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The species epithet "porphyreus" refers to the purple colouring of living specimens.
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He then sent living specimens on to others to establish the new species in cultivation.
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The bird was first mentioned in the 17th century and was described several times thereafter, but very few accounts describe the behaviour of living specimens.
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The microscope allows for observation of magnetic materials, complex liquids and living specimens.
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Later cultivation techniques made use of cuttings from lower parts of the plant, propagated from soft to semi-hardened wood, to produce longer living specimens.
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