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nekton

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nekton

Summary

nekton is an animal group[1]. nekton draws 460 Wikipedia views per month (animal_group category, ranking #1 of 5).[2]

Key Facts

  • nekton's instance of is recorded as animal group[3].
  • nekton is a type of Animalia[4].
  • nekton is the opposite of plankton[5].
  • nekton's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[6].
  • nekton's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 8[7].
  • nekton's name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'nekton'}[8].

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Definition and Type

nekton's instance of is recorded as animal group[3]. nekton is a type of Animalia[4]. nekton is the opposite of plankton[5].

Why It Matters

nekton draws 460 Wikipedia views per month (animal_group category, ranking #1 of 5).[2] nekton has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] nekton is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). nekton. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/nekton
MLA “nekton.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/nekton.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_nekton_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{nekton}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/nekton}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Opposite of → plankton
    Instance of → animal group
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007563188105171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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