dissecting microscope
noun
dis·sect·ing microscope
dī-ˈsek-tiŋ- 
also di-,
ˈdī-ˌsek-
: a low-magnification stereomicroscope used especially in examining or dissecting biological specimens
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Grace and the other researchers then spent years identifying the shark using CT scans, x-rays and a dissecting microscope.
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Helen Murphy, PEOPLE.com, 23 July 2019
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