licking

action of passing the tongue over a surface
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licking

Summary

licking ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (815 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • licking is a type of animal behavior[2].
  • licking is a type of Q141124682[3].
  • licking is part of psychological terminology[4].
  • licking's Commons category is recorded as Licking[5].
  • licking's uses is recorded as tongue[6].
  • licking's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NBO_0000019[7].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include animal behavior[2] and Q141124682[3].

Use and Application

licking is part of psychological terminology[4].

Influence

Things named for licking include cunnilingus[8], a human sexual behavior[9] and cowlick[10].

Why It Matters

licking ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (815 views/month).[1] licking has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] licking is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Entities named for licking include cunnilingus[8], a human sexual behavior[9] and cowlick[10].

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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. 15d ago · Maxeto0910 · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → animal behavior, Q141124682
    Wikidata description → action of passing the tongue over a surface
    Exact match → http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NBO_0000019
    Homosaurus id (v2) → licking
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||de, en */"
  2. 6w ago · عُثمان · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    Uses → tongue
    Part of → psychological terminology
    Subclass of → —
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P9827]]: 007921"
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