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hard projection of digit
Thing skin_type Q36864
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Summary

nail is a skin type[1]. nail draws 566 Wikipedia views per month (skin_type category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • nail's instance of is recorded as skin type[3].
  • nail's instance of is recorded as class of anatomical entity[4].
  • nail is a type of finger organs[5].
  • nail is a type of particular anatomical entity[6].
  • nail is part of toe[7].
  • nail is part of digit[8].
  • nail is used for protection[9].
  • nail is used for attack[10].
  • nail is used for scratching[11].
  • nail's Commons category is recorded as Nails[12].
  • nail's said to be the same as is recorded as claw[13].
  • nail comprises fingernail[14].
  • nail comprises toenails[15].
  • nail's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Nails (anatomy)[16].
  • nail's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
  • nail's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[18].
  • nail's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[19].
  • nail's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20].
  • nail's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[21].
  • nail's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[22].
  • nail's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C33156[23].
  • nail's different from is recorded as Uña[24].
  • nail's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[25].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include skin type[3] and class of anatomical entity[4]. Recorded subclass of include finger organs[5] and particular anatomical entity[6].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include protection[9], attack[10], and scratching[11]. Components include fingernail[14] and toenails[15]. Part of include toe[7], a class of anatomical entity[26] and digit[8].

Influence

Things named for nail include onyx[27], a mineral variety[28] and onychotillomania[29], a mental disorder[30], founded in 1934[31].

Why It Matters

nail draws 566 Wikipedia views per month (skin_type category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] nail has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] nail is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Entities named for nail include onyx[27], a mineral variety[28] and onychotillomania[29], a mental disorder[30], founded in 1934[31].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . 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.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [27] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · InternetArchiveBot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has use protection, attack, scratching
    Store medisinske leksikon id neglene
    Instance of skin type, class of anatomical entity
    Said to be the same as claw
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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