specimen

noun

Etymology: From Latin specimen (“mark, sign, example”), from speciō (“observe, watch”).

1. An individual instance that represents a class; an example.

   “early specimens of the art of Picasso”

   “a specimen of my own handwriting”

2. An individual instance that represents a class; an example.
3. An individual instance that represents a class; an example.
4. An individual instance that represents a class; an example.

   “such a loathsome specimen of humanity”

5. A sample, especially one used for diagnostic analysis.
6. An eligible man.