Taxonomy And Classification

noun A term used to refer to the continents of Europe, Asia, and Africa collectively, especially in historical and cultural contexts.

• The Old World refers to Europe, Asia, and Africa, as opposed to the New World which includes the Americas.
• My grandparents always talk about how things were done in the Old World.
• Some people think the Old World is boring compared to the modern world.
• The traditions of the Old World are still alive in this small village.

noun an individual animal, plant, piece of a mineral, etc., used as an example of its species or type for scientific study or display

• The scientist carefully examined the specimen under the microscope.
• I found a weird-looking specimen in the backyard.
• Check out this cool specimen I found on my hike!
• The old house was a perfect specimen of Victorian architecture.