The phrase "a specimen that" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a specific example or instance of something, often in scientific or academic contexts.
Example: "The researcher examined a specimen that exhibited unique genetic traits."
Alternatives: "an example that" or "a sample that".
Dr Mark Young, from the University of Edinburgh, said: "It is satisfying to be able to classify a specimen that has been unexamined for more than 100 years, and doubly so to find that this discovery improves our understanding of the evolution of marine reptiles".
(In some cases this price differential can be baffling — a $30 orange cowrie from a market in Switzerland is virtually identical to a specimen that cost $1,000 online).
Just a few months ago, the museum even put on permanent display the skeleton of Sophie the Stegosaurus, a crown jewel of a specimen that is by far the best preserved and most complete fossil of this famous plate-backed dinosaur ever found.
The president of Mongolia and many paleontologists raised objections to the sale which led to a last-minute investigation that confirmed that it was a specimen that can only be found in the Gobi Desert, rightfully belonging to Mongolia.
There, in the immaculate blue and white shop, white-clad women made baklava history around a decade ago by creating the world's biggest version, a specimen that garnered a mention by Guinness World Records.
In a museum in Haarlem, he examined a specimen that consisted of a large semicircular skull attached to part of a spinal column.
Each summer since moving back to New York, I have searched the produce aisles in vain for a specimen that would match my homegrown memories.
Lee is that rare unicorn-of-a-specimen that Silicon Valley companies and investors salivate over: He's held key product and management roles at Apple, SGI, Microsoft and Google building a deep bench of respect and contacts in the inner circle of the U.S. tech business, but he's also a hero to many young techies in China.
Its name literally means "tailless pig-foot", a misnomer applied to a specimen that--unbeknownst to first describer--had lost its long, orange-brown tail in a taxidermic mishap.
The reptile had been plucked from its arboreal perch in what is now Papua New Guinea, catalogued in a French naturalist's journal, and packed up to become a holotype a specimen that serves as a physical reference for all others of its kind.
Werlin harvests the eggs and inseminates them with a 'specimen' that writer had trouble producing; the thought of his wife undergoing and operation did not inflame him with desire, and the porn in the bathroom was about as erotic as being slammed in the face with a brick.
