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cowbell

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cowbell

Summary

cowbell is a type of musical instrument[1]. cowbell draws 511 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_musical_instrument category, ranking #107 of 399).[2]

Key Facts

  • cowbell's instance of is recorded as type of musical instrument[3].
  • cowbell is a type of musical instrument[4].
  • cowbell is a type of bell[5].
  • cowbell's Commons category is recorded as Cowbells[6].
  • cowbell's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cowbells[7].
  • cowbell's Commons gallery is recorded as Cowbell[8].
  • cowbell's described at URL is recorded as https://www.songfacts.com/category/songs-featuring-a-cowbell[9].
  • cowbell's Hornbostel-Sachs classification is recorded as 111.242.11[10].
  • cowbell's different from is recorded as livestock bell[11].

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Definition and Type

cowbell's instance of is recorded as type of musical instrument[3]. Recorded subclass of include musical instrument[4] and bell[5].

Why It Matters

cowbell draws 511 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_musical_instrument category, ranking #107 of 399).[2] cowbell has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] cowbell is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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MLA “cowbell.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 4 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/cowbell.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_cowbell_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{cowbell}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/cowbell}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-04}}
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  1. 25d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Instance of → type of musical instrument
    Different from → livestock bell
    Subclass of → musical instrument, bell
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: cowbells, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289917725|cowbells (#289917725)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n"
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