Otariinae
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Otariinae is a subfamily of eared seals that includes sea lions and their close relatives.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Otariinae canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16199550 — 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: Otariinae Context triple: [Zalophus, parentTaxon, Otariinae]
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A.
Otariidae
Otariidae is the family of eared seals, including sea lions and fur seals, characterized by external ear flaps and the ability to walk on land using their rotating hind flippers.
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B.
Arctocephalus
Arctocephalus is a genus of eared seals commonly known as fur seals, found primarily in the Southern Hemisphere’s coastal and subantarctic waters.
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C.
Otaria
Otaria is a genus of large South American sea lions, best known for the species Otaria flavescens that inhabits coastal waters of the southeastern Pacific and southwestern Atlantic Oceans.
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D.
Arctocephalus townsendi
Arctocephalus townsendi is the Guadalupe fur seal, a pinniped species native to the Pacific waters off Mexico and California, known for its dense fur and history of near-extirpation by commercial sealing.
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E.
Cape fur seal
The Cape fur seal is a large, social marine mammal native to the coasts of southern Africa and Namibia, known for forming dense breeding colonies on rocky shores and beaches.
- 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: Otariinae Target entity description: Otariinae is a subfamily of eared seals that includes sea lions and their close relatives.
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A.
Otariidae
Otariidae is the family of eared seals, including sea lions and fur seals, characterized by external ear flaps and the ability to walk on land using their rotating hind flippers.
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B.
Arctocephalus
Arctocephalus is a genus of eared seals commonly known as fur seals, found primarily in the Southern Hemisphere’s coastal and subantarctic waters.
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C.
Otaria
Otaria is a genus of large South American sea lions, best known for the species Otaria flavescens that inhabits coastal waters of the southeastern Pacific and southwestern Atlantic Oceans.
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D.
Arctocephalus townsendi
Arctocephalus townsendi is the Guadalupe fur seal, a pinniped species native to the Pacific waters off Mexico and California, known for its dense fur and history of near-extirpation by commercial sealing.
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E.
Cape fur seal
The Cape fur seal is a large, social marine mammal native to the coasts of southern Africa and Namibia, known for forming dense breeding colonies on rocky shores and beaches.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.