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egg cell

haploid female reproductive cell or gamete
Thing cell_type Q1321695
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Summary

egg cell is a cell type[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of cell type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,261 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: gamete[3], oocyte[4]
  • Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[5], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[6], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[7], Yuzhakov Big Encyclopedia[8], Small Soviet Encyclopedia[9]
  • Different from: oocyte[10], egg[11]

Why It Matters

egg cell has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 80 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → h0004345-vajicka
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: h0004345-vajicka, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259492|batch #259492]]"
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