common eider
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The common eider is a large sea duck of northern coasts, known for its dense down feathers historically harvested for high-quality insulation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| common eider canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14337378 — 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: common eider Context triple: [Somateria mollissima, commonName, common eider]
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spectacled eider
The spectacled eider is a sea duck of Arctic coastal regions, recognizable by its distinctive “spectacled” eye markings and reliance on remote marine habitats for breeding and wintering.
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Steller's eider
Steller's eider is a small, Arctic sea duck known for its striking plumage and preference for coastal tundra and marine habitats in northern regions.
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King eider
The king eider is a large, brightly colored sea duck of Arctic coastal waters, known for the male’s striking multicolored head and its habit of wintering in dense flocks offshore.
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Eider
The Eider is a major river in northern Germany that historically marked the boundary between Schleswig and Holstein and flows into the North Sea.
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Brent goose
The Brent goose is a small migratory sea goose that breeds in Arctic regions and winters on coastal estuaries, feeding mainly on eelgrass and marine algae.
- 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: common eider Target entity description: The common eider is a large sea duck of northern coasts, known for its dense down feathers historically harvested for high-quality insulation.
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A.
spectacled eider
The spectacled eider is a sea duck of Arctic coastal regions, recognizable by its distinctive “spectacled” eye markings and reliance on remote marine habitats for breeding and wintering.
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B.
Steller's eider
Steller's eider is a small, Arctic sea duck known for its striking plumage and preference for coastal tundra and marine habitats in northern regions.
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C.
King eider
The king eider is a large, brightly colored sea duck of Arctic coastal waters, known for the male’s striking multicolored head and its habit of wintering in dense flocks offshore.
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D.
Eider
The Eider is a major river in northern Germany that historically marked the boundary between Schleswig and Holstein and flows into the North Sea.
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E.
Brent goose
The Brent goose is a small migratory sea goose that breeds in Arctic regions and winters on coastal estuaries, feeding mainly on eelgrass and marine algae.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Somateria mollissima