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type

anchoring point (of a name) in the taxonomy of biology
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type

Summary

type ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (621 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • type is a type of individual[2].
  • type's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Taxonomic type[3].
  • type's described at URL is recorded as https://www.spektrum.de/lexikon/biologie/typus/68195[4].
  • type's facet of is recorded as biological nomenclature[5].
  • type's main Wikidata property is recorded as P427[6].
  • type's main Wikidata property is recorded as P13478[7].
  • type's different from is recorded as Type[8].
  • type's different from is recorded as Typus[9].

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Definition and Type

type is a type of individual[2].

Why It Matters

type ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (621 views/month).[1] type has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] type is known by 12 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.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [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. 7d ago · Jerimee · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Wikidata description → anchoring point (of a name) in the taxonomy of biology
    Topic's main category → Category:Taxonomic type
    Does not have characteristic → Q5532678
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P6477]]: [[Q5532678]]"
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