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Discover LudwigThe phrase "living specimen" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in scientific contexts to refer to an organism that is alive and being studied or observed.
Example: "The researchers collected a living specimen of the rare plant for further analysis in the lab."
Alternatives: "living organism" or "live sample".
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Charrière, F. et al. Living specimen tomography by digital holographic microscopy: morphometry of testate amoeba.
Compare this fossil with a living specimen of Lobaria pulmonaria below at left.
If the organizers' intent was to facilitate a debate with a living specimen of the new far right, it failed.
For Moore, it was strange and wonderful to stumble across a living specimen of what, in America, seemed irrevocably past — like spotting a pterodactyl in the sky!
The snake was formally described by American biologist S. Blair Hedges in 2008 after he had discovered a living specimen in 2006.
A deep-water scientist will almost never hold a living specimen of the creatures he spends a lifetime studying.Life below the surface ranges from gloomy to black.
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With the living specimens come new questions.
Repeatedly, Dr. Rona tried to capture living specimens.
The "specimen" category (Ospec) contained: fossil specimens, living specimens, material samples and preserved specimens.
Imaging of fixed24,32 and dehydrated23 specimens have also been reported, however the underpinning technologies are incompatible with living specimens.
Missions to Mars will subject living specimens to a range of low gravity environments.
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