Both Uses of
specimen
in
The Most Dangerous Game
- About the hall were the mounted heads of many animals — lions, tigers, elephants, moose, bears; larger or more perfect specimens Rainsford had never seen.
*specimens = samples representative of their class
- Poor specimens and more accustomed to the deck than to the jungle.†
Definition:
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(specimen) an example thought to represent its type; or a bit of tissue, blood, or urine that is taken for diagnostic purposes