usesEcholocation
P28101
predicate
Indicates that an entity employs echolocation, using reflected sound waves to detect, locate, or navigate around objects or other entities.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| echolocation | 8 |
| usesEcholocation canonical | 7 |
| echolocationCall | 2 |
| echolocationFunction | 2 |
| echolocationType | 2 |
| canEcholocate | 1 |
| echolocationMechanism | 1 |
| hasEcholocationType | 1 |
Description generation (PDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.
Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning. # Instructions Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. # Response Format Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: usesEcholocation
Generated description
Indicates that an entity employs echolocation, using reflected sound waves to detect, locate, or navigate around objects or other entities.
Sample triples (24)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Rodrigues fruit bat | false ⓘ |
| Atlantic white-sided dolphin | yes via predicate surface "echolocation" ⓘ |
| Horsfield's fruit bat | false ⓘ |
| Lagenorhynchus | true ⓘ |
| Myotis grisescens | true ⓘ |
| Commerson's dolphin | true ⓘ |
| Phyllostomidae | true ⓘ |
| Choeronycteris | uses echolocation for navigation via predicate surface "echolocation" ⓘ |
| Rousettus | true ⓘ |
| Rousettus | rudimentary echolocation via predicate surface "echolocationType" ⓘ |
| Rousettus | tongue clicks via predicate surface "echolocationMechanism" ⓘ |
| Cuvier's beaked whale | uses high-frequency clicks for foraging via predicate surface "echolocation" ⓘ |
| Vespertilionidae | uses ultrasonic calls for navigation and hunting via predicate surface "echolocation" ⓘ |
| Yangochiroptera | laryngeal echolocation via predicate surface "hasEcholocationType" ⓘ |
| Rhinolophidae | high-duty-cycle echolocation via predicate surface "echolocationType" ⓘ |
| Rhinolophidae | constant-frequency calls via predicate surface "echolocationCall" ⓘ |
| Rhinolophidae | frequency-modulated calls via predicate surface "echolocationCall" ⓘ |
| sperm whale | navigation in deep water via predicate surface "echolocationFunction" ⓘ |
| sperm whale | prey detection via predicate surface "echolocationFunction" ⓘ |
| Aerodramus fuciphagus | uses simple echolocation in caves via predicate surface "echolocation" ⓘ |
| Tursiops truncatus | used for navigation via predicate surface "echolocation" ⓘ |
| Tursiops truncatus | used for hunting via predicate surface "echolocation" ⓘ |
| Delphinapterus leucas | true via predicate surface "canEcholocate" ⓘ |
| Lagenorhynchus albirostris | uses high-frequency clicks via predicate surface "echolocation" ⓘ |