The phrase "a representative specimen" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to an example that accurately reflects a larger group or category, often in scientific or analytical contexts.
Example: "The researcher collected a representative specimen of the species to study its characteristics in detail."
Alternatives: "a typical example" or "a sample representative".
In short, we probably don't right now have a representative specimen of the biggest dinosaur species ever, and even if we do, we won't have found the single largest individual.
The "voucher specimen" – a representative specimen used for studies – is considered the gold standard for documenting a species' presence: it's the most definitive way to confirm that an animal exists and serves as the basis for all kinds of research on its health and habitat.
Figure 11 shows the R-curves by the different methods for a representative specimen of the DCB tests.
Example of d anterior (section B in Fig. 1) and e posterior (section C in Fig. 1) tissue sections of the ACL femoral enthesis of a representative specimen.
To assure a good analogy between meso- and macro scales, it is necessary to design a representative specimen that include the characteristic winding pattern.
After euthanasia, a representative specimen from each stage was selected for μCT scanning at a 45 µm resolution (μCT, eXplore RS Micro CT System, GE Healthcare, United Kingdom).
Investigating a representative series of 50 resection specimens of primary cutaneous melanomas, we detected 12/50 cases (24%) to harbour this V599E transition [ 6].
A more representative specimen can be found in central India, a five-hour drive from Hyderabad, on the outskirts of Gulbarga in Karnataka state.
It would be ideal to perform VAB to interrogate microcalcifications, but until it becomes widely available on the NHS, we should aim to obtain at least ten or more cores from the lesion whenever possible and sample a wider area for larger lesions in order to obtain a more representative specimen.
Crowe's Ben Wade is a fully representative specimen — people whisper his name, as if saying it too loud would cause him to appear in the room, guns ablaze.
For poets my age this anthology offers a balanced and representative specimen.
