骨格標本(こっかくひょうほん)

こっかくひょうほん
noun
skeletal specimen; mounted skeleton
scienceeducation
1. skeletal specimen; mounted skeleton (for study or display)
A prepared and often reassembled skeleton used as a specimen for biology study, education, or museum display. Common examples include animal skeletons in natural history museums and small-animal or human-anatomy skeletons in school biology classrooms.
骨格標本(こっかくひょうほん)を作(つく)る。
Prepare a skeletal specimen.
博物館(はくぶつかん)に恐竜(きょうりゅう)の骨格標本(こっかくひょうほん)がある。
The museum has a dinosaur skeletal specimen.
理科室(りかしつ)には人体(じんたい)の骨格標本(こっかくひょうほん)が置(お)いてある。
In the science classroom there is a human skeletal specimen.
新(あたら)しく発掘(はっくつ)された化石(かせき)から、研究者(けんきゅうしゃ)たちは何年(なんねん)もかけて骨格標本(こっかくひょうほん)を組(く)み立(た)てた。
From the newly excavated fossils, the researchers spent years assembling a skeletal specimen.

Composed of 骨格(こっかく) (skeletal frame, skeleton) and 標本(ひょうほん) (specimen, sample). A 標本(ひょうほん) is a preserved biological specimen used for study or display.

Usage

Used in the context of museums, biology labs, classrooms, and scientific research. Paired naturally with verbs like 作(つく)る (to prepare), 組(く)み立(た)てる (to assemble), and 展示(てんじ)する (to exhibit).

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 標本(ひょうほん): specimen — the general term; 骨格標本(こっかくひょうほん) is one specific type
  • 剥製(はくせい): taxidermy mount — a stuffed animal specimen with skin and fur, contrasted with 骨格標本(こっかくひょうほん) which shows only the bones
  • 化石(かせき): fossil — preserved remains of ancient organisms; many museum skeletons are made from fossils
  • 骨格(こっかく)模型(もけい): skeleton model — a replica, typically plastic, as opposed to a real specimen

Related Words

Compare: 剥製(はくせい) (taxidermy mount)
Compare: 化石(かせき) (fossil)
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