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whale oil

oil obtained from the blubber of whales
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whale oil

Summary

whale oil ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (777 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • whale oil is made of blubber[2].
  • whale oil is a type of animal product[3].
  • whale oil is a type of fat[4].
  • whale oil is a type of marine animal oil[5].
  • whale oil is used for lamp oil[6].
  • whale oil's Commons category is recorded as Whale oil[7].
  • whale oil's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[8].
  • whale oil's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[9].
  • whale oil's natural product of taxon is recorded as Cetacea[10].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include animal product[3], fat[4], and marine animal oil[5].

Use and Application

whale oil is used for lamp oil[6].

Why It Matters

whale oil ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (777 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

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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.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Made from material → blubber
    Subclass of → —
    Natural product of taxon → Cetacea
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|8 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 9519, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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