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tapetum lucidum

layer of tissue in the eye of many vertebrates
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tapetum lucidum

Summary

tapetum lucidum is a tissue type[1]. It draws 1,549 Wikipedia views per month (tissue_type category, ranking #4 of 15).[2]

Key Facts

  • tapetum lucidum's instance of is recorded as tissue type[3].
  • tapetum lucidum is a type of tissue[4].
  • tapetum lucidum's Commons category is recorded as Eyeshine[5].

Body

Definition and Type

tapetum lucidum's instance of is recorded as tissue type[3]. It is a type of tissue[4].

Why It Matters

tapetum lucidum draws 1,549 Wikipedia views per month (tissue_type category, ranking #4 of 15).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). tapetum lucidum. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/tapetum-lucidum
MLA “tapetum lucidum.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/tapetum-lucidum.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_tapetum-lucidum_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{tapetum lucidum}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/tapetum-lucidum}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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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. 12d ago · MsynBot bot · 2026-09-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → tissue
    Instance of → —
    Aliases → —
    Instance of → tissue type
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ remove sitelink "trwiki:Tapetum lucidum" (page does not exist on client wiki; from client wiki log: page was deleted by User:ToprakM on 2026-08-09, 08:27:59) #trwiki #msyn"
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