Triple

T4570349
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Crocodylus E123013 entity
Predicate hasSpecies P965 FINISHED
Object Crocodylus suchus
Crocodylus suchus is the West African crocodile, a medium-to-large freshwater crocodilian native to parts of West and Central Africa and closely related to the Nile crocodile.
 E123013 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Crocodylus suchus | Statement: [Crocodylus, hasSpecies, Crocodylus suchus]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Crocodylus suchus
Context triple: [Crocodylus, hasSpecies, Crocodylus suchus]
  • A. Orinoco crocodile
    The Orinoco crocodile is a critically endangered, large freshwater crocodilian native to the Orinoco River system of Colombia and Venezuela, known for its long, narrow snout and historically extensive range.
  • B. Crocodylus
    Crocodylus is a genus of large, semiaquatic reptiles commonly known as true crocodiles, found in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide.
  • C. Nile crocodile
    The Nile crocodile is a large and aggressive African crocodilian known for inhabiting rivers, lakes, and wetlands and being one of the continent’s most formidable predators.
  • D. mugger crocodile
    The mugger crocodile is a medium-sized, broad-snouted crocodilian native to freshwater habitats across the Indian subcontinent and surrounding regions.
  • E. Cuban crocodile
    The Cuban crocodile is a small, highly aggressive and critically endangered crocodile species native to Cuba, known for its terrestrial habits and distinctive bright coloration.
  • 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: Crocodylus suchus
Target entity description: Crocodylus suchus is the West African crocodile, a medium-to-large freshwater crocodilian native to parts of West and Central Africa and closely related to the Nile crocodile.
  • A. Orinoco crocodile
    The Orinoco crocodile is a critically endangered, large freshwater crocodilian native to the Orinoco River system of Colombia and Venezuela, known for its long, narrow snout and historically extensive range.
  • B. Crocodylus chosen
    Crocodylus is a genus of large, semiaquatic reptiles commonly known as true crocodiles, found in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide.
  • C. Nile crocodile
    The Nile crocodile is a large and aggressive African crocodilian known for inhabiting rivers, lakes, and wetlands and being one of the continent’s most formidable predators.
  • D. mugger crocodile
    The mugger crocodile is a medium-sized, broad-snouted crocodilian native to freshwater habitats across the Indian subcontinent and surrounding regions.
  • E. Cuban crocodile
    The Cuban crocodile is a small, highly aggressive and critically endangered crocodile species native to Cuba, known for its terrestrial habits and distinctive bright coloration.
  • F. None of above.

How the object was described

The object's one-sentence description was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the object name and this triple as context.

Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Crocodylus suchus
Triple: [Crocodylus, hasSpecies, Crocodylus suchus]
Generated description
Crocodylus suchus is the West African crocodile, a medium-to-large freshwater crocodilian native to parts of West and Central Africa and closely related to the Nile crocodile.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69bd46466c7081909d07f36be2d08804 elicitation completed
NER batch_69bd58c3eba48190af1fce6e1ca16943 ner completed
NED1 batch_69be67b09ed88190b72263c4dd5716b3 ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69be68a634c08190aadfc362199a8d7e ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69be682cfe548190b657e0f1694a1142 nedg completed
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:10 p.m.