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zoological specimen

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zoological specimen

Summary

zoological specimen ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (133 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • zoological specimen is made of cotton wool[2].
  • zoological specimen is made of wood wool[3].
  • zoological specimen is a type of item of collection or exhibition[4].
  • zoological specimen is a type of biological specimen[5].
  • zoological specimen's Commons category is recorded as Zoology specimens[6].
  • zoological specimen's said to be the same as is recorded as mounted animal[7].
  • zoological specimen's different from is recorded as biological specimen[8].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include item of collection or exhibition[4] and biological specimen[5].

Why It Matters

zoological specimen ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (133 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 5d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Made from material → cotton wool, wood wool
    Said to be the same as → mounted animal
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → item of collection or exhibition, biological specimen
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007536544005171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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