Somateria mollissima
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Somateria mollissima, commonly known as the common eider, is a large sea duck of northern coasts famed for its exceptionally soft down used in high-quality insulation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Somateria mollissima canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14337374 — 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: Somateria mollissima Context triple: [Somateria, includesTaxon, Somateria mollissima]
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A.
Somateria fischeri
Somateria fischeri is a large, sea-duck species known as the spectacled eider, distinguished by its striking facial markings and breeding in Arctic coastal regions of Alaska and Siberia.
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B.
Petromyzon
Petromyzon is a genus of jawless, eel-like lampreys known for their parasitic, blood-feeding lifestyle in marine and freshwater environments.
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C.
Nemichthys scolopaceus
Nemichthys scolopaceus is a deep-sea snipe eel species known for its extremely elongated, slender body and long, beak-like jaws adapted for life in the open ocean.
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D.
Melanocetus
Melanocetus is a genus of deep-sea anglerfish known for its bioluminescent lure and grotesque appearance, including a large mouth with sharp teeth.
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E.
Lamut
Lamut is an indigenous Siberian people of northeastern Russia, more commonly known as the Even.
- 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: Somateria mollissima Target entity description: Somateria mollissima, commonly known as the common eider, is a large sea duck of northern coasts famed for its exceptionally soft down used in high-quality insulation.
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A.
Somateria fischeri
Somateria fischeri is a large, sea-duck species known as the spectacled eider, distinguished by its striking facial markings and breeding in Arctic coastal regions of Alaska and Siberia.
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B.
Petromyzon
Petromyzon is a genus of jawless, eel-like lampreys known for their parasitic, blood-feeding lifestyle in marine and freshwater environments.
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C.
Nemichthys scolopaceus
Nemichthys scolopaceus is a deep-sea snipe eel species known for its extremely elongated, slender body and long, beak-like jaws adapted for life in the open ocean.
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D.
Melanocetus
Melanocetus is a genus of deep-sea anglerfish known for its bioluminescent lure and grotesque appearance, including a large mouth with sharp teeth.
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E.
Lamut
Lamut is an indigenous Siberian people of northeastern Russia, more commonly known as the Even.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.