Confidence votes 283. Caspian Sea on the northern border, and the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman on the southern coast.
A specimen is a sample of something, like a specimen of blood or body tissue that is taken for medical testing. The noun specimen comes from the Latin word specere, meaning âto look.â Biologists collect specimens so they can get a better look at something to study it. The idea is that, with a good specimen, you can learn about an entire group: it's a good representation. That meaning is echoed in the slang use of specimen, a strong, healthy and attractive person.
microscope slide - a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study. slide. cover glass, cover slip - a small and very thin piece of glass used to cover the specimen on a microscope slide. plate glass, sheet glass - glass formed into large thin sheets.