"Vittoria, surely you can't be saying those canisters contain actual specimens?"

Kirk recalled that Spock had never seen an actual specimen of the eel before.

Of the 6,903 total vouchers filed, 5,376 were actual specimens and 1,527 were photographs.

This is an actual specimen of the species known as humans.

"Let's see if she'll send us the actual specimen."

I'm sure you want to see the actual specimen, too.

In this technique, the background is stained, leaving the actual specimen untouched, and thus visible.

This contrasts with 'positive staining', in which the actual specimen is stained.

There are a few problems with the actual specimen.

All evidence should be handled with a reasonable amount of security; from videotapes and photographs to actual specimens recovered from the field.