esemplare
specimen
noun adjective eh-zehm-PLAH-reh Less Common
Origin: from Latin 'exemplaris'
Also means
exemplary
Usage Note
Esemplare is a masculine noun (plural esemplari) for a single specimen, copy, or unit, as of a book or rare animal. The same word is also an invariable adjective meaning 'exemplary, model'.
Examples
"È un esemplare raro di farfalla."
Natural Translation
It's a rare specimen of butterfly.
Literal Translation
It-is a specimen rare of butterfly.
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