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biological specimen

sample or representative specimen of a class of organisms
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biological specimen

Summary

biological specimen has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • biological specimen took place at museum[2].
  • biological specimen took place at collection[3].
  • biological specimen is a type of sample[4].
  • biological specimen is a type of material resource[5].
  • biological specimen is a type of specimen[6].
  • biological specimen's Commons category is recorded as Biological specimens[7].
  • biological specimen's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Biological specimens[8].
  • biological specimen's different from is recorded as zoological specimen[9].
  • biological specimen's different from is recorded as laboratory specimen[10].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include sample[4], material resource[5], and specimen[6].

Why It Matters

biological specimen has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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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. 1d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 4Q35GD
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  2. 4w ago · Pigsonthewing · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Biological specimens
    Subclass of → —
    Location → museum, collection
    Aliases → —
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q2342494]]"
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