Dugongidae
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Dugongidae is a family of fully aquatic, herbivorous marine mammals that includes the dugong and its extinct relatives, commonly known as sea cows.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dugongidae canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15153900 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dugongidae Context triple: [Trichechidae, relatedTo, Dugongidae]
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A.
Delphinoidea
Delphinoidea is a superfamily of marine mammals that includes oceanic dolphins, porpoises, and related toothed whales.
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B.
Cetacea
Cetacea is an order of fully aquatic mammals that includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises, characterized by streamlined bodies, flippers, and adaptations for life in marine environments.
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C.
Physeteridae
Physeteridae is a family of large toothed whales best known for the sperm whale, characterized by their massive heads and deep-diving behavior.
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D.
Neobalaenidae
Neobalaenidae is a small family of baleen whales best known for the pygmy right whale, a rare and little-understood species found in the Southern Hemisphere.
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E.
Delphinidae
Delphinidae is the biological family of oceanic dolphins, comprising numerous highly intelligent, social, and predominantly marine toothed whale species found worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dugongidae Target entity description: Dugongidae is a family of fully aquatic, herbivorous marine mammals that includes the dugong and its extinct relatives, commonly known as sea cows.
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A.
Delphinoidea
Delphinoidea is a superfamily of marine mammals that includes oceanic dolphins, porpoises, and related toothed whales.
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B.
Cetacea
Cetacea is an order of fully aquatic mammals that includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises, characterized by streamlined bodies, flippers, and adaptations for life in marine environments.
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C.
Physeteridae
Physeteridae is a family of large toothed whales best known for the sperm whale, characterized by their massive heads and deep-diving behavior.
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D.
Neobalaenidae
Neobalaenidae is a small family of baleen whales best known for the pygmy right whale, a rare and little-understood species found in the Southern Hemisphere.
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E.
Delphinidae
Delphinidae is the biological family of oceanic dolphins, comprising numerous highly intelligent, social, and predominantly marine toothed whale species found worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.