Cavia magna
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Cavia magna is a relatively large South American rodent species of guinea pig found mainly in coastal wetlands of southern Brazil and Uruguay.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cavia magna canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16249929 — 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: Cavia magna Context triple: [Caviidae, includesTaxon, Cavia magna]
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A.
Cavia tschudii
Cavia tschudii is a wild guinea pig species native to the Andes of South America and considered the primary ancestor of the domestic guinea pig.
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B.
Cavia aperea
Cavia aperea is a wild South American rodent species closely related to the domestic guinea pig and commonly known as the Brazilian or common guinea pig.
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C.
Cavia fulgida
Cavia fulgida is a little-known species of guinea pig native to South America, belonging to the rodent family Caviidae.
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D.
Cavia porcellus
Cavia porcellus, commonly known as the domestic guinea pig, is a small, tailless rodent widely kept as a household pet and used in scientific research.
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E.
Pongo
Pongo is the intelligent and devoted Dalmatian dog who serves as the central canine protagonist in Disney’s "One Hundred and One Dalmatians."
- 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: Cavia magna Target entity description: Cavia magna is a relatively large South American rodent species of guinea pig found mainly in coastal wetlands of southern Brazil and Uruguay.
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A.
Cavia tschudii
Cavia tschudii is a wild guinea pig species native to the Andes of South America and considered the primary ancestor of the domestic guinea pig.
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B.
Cavia aperea
Cavia aperea is a wild South American rodent species closely related to the domestic guinea pig and commonly known as the Brazilian or common guinea pig.
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C.
Cavia fulgida
Cavia fulgida is a little-known species of guinea pig native to South America, belonging to the rodent family Caviidae.
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D.
Cavia porcellus
Cavia porcellus, commonly known as the domestic guinea pig, is a small, tailless rodent widely kept as a household pet and used in scientific research.
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E.
Pongo
Pongo is the nickname of Pongo Twistleton, a comic character from P. G. Wodehouse’s stories, particularly known for his misadventures with his Uncle Fred.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.