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biological pigment

substance produced by living organisms that has a color resulting from selective color absorption
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biological pigment

Summary

biological pigment ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (152 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • biological pigment is a type of pigment[2].
  • biological pigment's Commons category is recorded as Biological pigments[3].
  • biological pigment's topic's main category is recorded as Q9082861[4].
  • biological pigment's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[5].
  • biological pigment's described by source is recorded as The Encyclopedia Americana[6].
  • biological pigment's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[7].
  • biological pigment's main Wikidata property is recorded as P2827[8].
  • biological pigment's hashtag is recorded as biological pigment[9].
  • biological pigment's studied by is recorded as biology of colour[10].
  • biological pigment's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[11].

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Definition and Type

biological pigment is a type of pigment[2].

Why It Matters

biological pigment ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (152 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

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.
  8. [9] ↑ . twitter.com. twitter.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 28d ago · KormiSK · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Subclass of → pigment
    Described by source → Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), The Encyclopedia Americana, New International Encyclopedia
    Subclass of → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbmergeitems-from:0||Q12773861 */"
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