Colossal squid specimen
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The Colossal squid specimen is a famously massive deep-sea cephalopod preserved and displayed by New Zealand’s national museum, Te Papa, and is one of the most complete and well-studied examples of its species.
All labels observed (1)
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| Colossal squid specimen canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16605152 — 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: Colossal squid specimen Context triple: [Te Papa Tongarewa, notableObject, Colossal squid specimen]
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A.
giant squid (novel)
"Giant Squid" is a novel set partly on the fictional Caribbean island of Crab Key, featuring a mysterious and dangerous cephalopod at the heart of its plot.
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B.
Mola mola
Mola mola, commonly known as the ocean sunfish, is one of the heaviest bony fish in the world, recognized for its distinctive flattened, disk-like body and immense size.
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C.
Steller's sea ape
Steller's sea ape is a mysterious, possibly mythical marine creature reportedly observed in the 18th century by naturalist Georg Wilhelm Steller in the North Pacific.
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D.
Omura’s whale
Omura’s whale is a small, recently recognized species of baleen whale in the rorqual family, known for its tropical distribution and distinctive asymmetrical jaw coloration.
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E.
Bowhead whale
The bowhead whale is a large, long-lived baleen whale of Arctic and sub-Arctic waters, known for its massive bow-shaped skull, thick blubber, and cultural and subsistence importance to Indigenous peoples of the far north.
- 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: Colossal squid specimen Target entity description: The Colossal squid specimen is a famously massive deep-sea cephalopod preserved and displayed by New Zealand’s national museum, Te Papa, and is one of the most complete and well-studied examples of its species.
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A.
giant squid (novel)
"Giant Squid" is a novel set partly on the fictional Caribbean island of Crab Key, featuring a mysterious and dangerous cephalopod at the heart of its plot.
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B.
Mola mola
Mola mola, commonly known as the ocean sunfish, is one of the heaviest bony fish in the world, recognized for its distinctive flattened, disk-like body and immense size.
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C.
Steller's sea ape
Steller's sea ape is a mysterious, possibly mythical marine creature reportedly observed in the 18th century by naturalist Georg Wilhelm Steller in the North Pacific.
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D.
Omura’s whale
Omura’s whale is a small, recently recognized species of baleen whale in the rorqual family, known for its tropical distribution and distinctive asymmetrical jaw coloration.
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E.
Bowhead whale
The bowhead whale is a large, long-lived baleen whale of Arctic and sub-Arctic waters, known for its massive bow-shaped skull, thick blubber, and cultural and subsistence importance to Indigenous peoples of the far north.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.