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Uncommon card · Nature
Cucumis metuliferus, an Uncommon card
Cucumis metuliferus, also known as the African horned cucumber, horned melon, spiked melon, jelly melon, or kiwano, is an annual vine in the cucumber and melon family Cucurbitaceae.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 53
- DEF
- 50
- Power
- 103
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 72,000
Power 103 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 45 % of WikiCards cards.
Cucumis metuliferus quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Cucumis metuliferus card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The ripe fruit has ______ skin and lime-green, soft flesh.
Answer
orange. The ripe fruit has orange skin and lime-green, soft flesh. From the Cucumis metuliferus article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Gruiformes. Gruiformes 71 · Robert Tappan Morris 62 · Goose barnacle 59 · Cucumis metuliferus 53 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Goose barnacle. Goose barnacle 130,000 · Kunlun Mountains 94,000 · Cucumis metuliferus 72,000 · Gruiformes 56,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
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.
- Its fruit has horn-like spines, hence the name "horned melon".
- The ripe fruit has orange skin and lime-green, soft flesh.
- Cucumis metuliferus is native to Southern Africa, in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and Angola.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Cucumis metuliferus article was read about 72,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 53 and blocks with 50: each hit it takes is cut by 20 %.
How to get Cucumis metuliferus
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Cucumis metuliferus (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Ivar Leidus, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
