Trichechus
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Trichechus is a genus of large, herbivorous aquatic mammals commonly known as manatees, found in warm coastal and riverine waters of the Americas and West Africa.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Trichechus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15153910 — 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: Trichechus Context triple: [Trichechus manatus, genus, Trichechus]
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A.
Trichechus inunguis
Trichechus inunguis is the Amazonian manatee, a fully aquatic herbivorous mammal native to the freshwater rivers and lakes of the Amazon Basin.
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B.
Trichechus senegalensis
Trichechus senegalensis, commonly known as the African manatee, is a large herbivorous marine mammal found in the coastal and inland waters of West and Central Africa.
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C.
Trichechidae
Trichechidae is a family of large, fully aquatic herbivorous mammals commonly known as manatees, found in warm coastal and freshwater habitats.
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D.
Erignathus
Erignathus is a genus of large Arctic seals in the family Phocidae, best known for the bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus).
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E.
Trichodon
Trichodon is a genus of small marine fishes in the family Trichodontidae, commonly known as sandfishes, found in cold coastal waters of the North Pacific.
- 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: Trichechus Target entity description: Trichechus is a genus of large, herbivorous aquatic mammals commonly known as manatees, found in warm coastal and riverine waters of the Americas and West Africa.
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A.
Trichechus inunguis
Trichechus inunguis is the Amazonian manatee, a fully aquatic herbivorous mammal native to the freshwater rivers and lakes of the Amazon Basin.
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B.
Trichechus senegalensis
Trichechus senegalensis, commonly known as the African manatee, is a large herbivorous marine mammal found in the coastal and inland waters of West and Central Africa.
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C.
Trichechidae
Trichechidae is a family of large, fully aquatic herbivorous mammals commonly known as manatees, found in warm coastal and freshwater habitats.
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D.
Erignathus
Erignathus is a genus of large Arctic seals in the family Phocidae, best known for the bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus).
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E.
Trichodon
Trichodon is a genus of small marine fishes in the family Trichodontidae, commonly known as sandfishes, found in cold coastal waters of the North Pacific.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.