osteology

scientific study of bones
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osteology

Summary

osteology is a branch of biology[1]. osteology draws 339 Wikipedia views per month (branch_of_biology category, ranking #27 of 72).[2]

Key Facts

  • osteology's instance of is recorded as branch of biology[3].
  • osteology's instance of is recorded as branch of anthropology[4].
  • osteology is a type of anatomy[5].
  • osteology is a type of anthropology[6].
  • osteology is a type of archaeology[7].
  • osteology's Commons category is recorded as Osteology[8].
  • osteology's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Osteology[9].
  • osteology's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
  • osteology's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 8[11].
  • osteology's is the study of is recorded as bone[12].
  • osteology's practiced by is recorded as osteologist[13].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include branch of biology[3] and branch of anthropology[4]. Recorded subclass of include anatomy[5], anthropology[6], and archaeology[7].

Why It Matters

osteology draws 339 Wikipedia views per month (branch_of_biology category, ranking #27 of 72).[2] osteology has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] osteology is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Is the study of bone
    Instance of
    Subclass of anatomy, anthropology, archaeology
    Instance of branch of biology, branch of anthropology
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|5 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 5338, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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