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Carl Linnaeus the Younger, a Common card
Carl Linnaeus the Younger, Carolus Linnaeus the Younger, Carl von Linné den yngre, or Linnaeus filius (Latin for Linnaeus the son, abbreviated L.fil.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 49
- DEF
- 27
- Power
- 76
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 8,100
Power 76 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 20 % of WikiCards cards.
Carl Linnaeus the Younger quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Carl Linnaeus the Younger card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
His names distinguish him from his father, the ______ taxonomist Carl Linnaeus.
Answer
pioneering. His names distinguish him from his father, the pioneering taxonomist Carl Linnaeus. From the Carl Linnaeus the Younger article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Konstantin Feoktistov. Konstantin Feoktistov 54 · Carl Linnaeus the Younger 49 · Chalk line 46 · Wingnut 43 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- or L.f. as a botanical authority, 20 January 1741 – 1 November 1783) was a Swedish naturalist.
- His names distinguish him from his father, the pioneering taxonomist Carl Linnaeus.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Carl Linnaeus the Younger article was read about 8,100 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 49 and blocks with 27: each hit it takes is cut by 11 %.
How to get Carl Linnaeus the Younger
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Carl Linnaeus the Younger (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Jonas Forsslund (1754–1809), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.

