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slug

common name for an apparently shell-less terrestrial gastropod mollusc
Taxon organisms_known_by_a_particular_common_name Q1953597
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Summary

slug is an organisms known by a particular common name[1]. slug draws 10,962 Wikipedia views per month (organisms known by a particular common name category, ranking #92 of 423).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: Gastropoda[3]
  • Commons category: Slugs[4]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Slugs[5]
  • Commons gallery: Slug[6]
  • Described by source: Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[7], The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[8]
  • Different from: semi-slug[9], snail[10]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[11]
  • Taxon known by this common name: Soleolifera[12], Onchidiidae[13]

Why It Matters

slug has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] slug is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8w ago · SLuecke · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Verbaalpina id → C3635
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Verbaalpina id: C3635, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1786955435161"
  2. 11w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Q293385
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Biblissima authority id: Q293385, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/627d4912166|details]])"
  3. 12w ago · Jlwoodwa · 2026-07-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → semi-slug, snail
    Video → Slugonawall-zushi-2021-6-6.webm
    Namuwiki id → 민달팽이
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Different from: slug"
  4. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0220963-slimaci
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0220963-slimaci, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
  5. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → Gastropoda
    Instance of → —
    Instance of → organisms known by a particular common name
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ Yso id: 7673, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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