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Old 09-07-2021, 06:25 AM
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spec·i·men
/ˈspesəmən/
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noun
an individual animal, plant, piece of a mineral, etc., used as an example of its species or type for scientific study or display.
an example of something such as a product or piece of work, regarded as typical of its class or group.
a sample for medical testing, especially of urine.

You go girl!
I'm definitely a specimen, but I don't need to be a candidate for a vaccine trial for that!

I also was going to use the term "human guinea pig" but worried someone might think that was some kind of derogative.