Gavialoidea
E1511734
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Gavialoidea is a superfamily of long-snouted, primarily fish-eating crocodylian reptiles that includes the living gharial and its extinct close relatives.
All labels observed (1)
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| Gavialoidea canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21986141 — 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: Gavialoidea Context triple: [Gavialidae, superfamily, Gavialoidea]
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A.
Gavialidae
Gavialidae is a family of large, long-snouted semiaquatic reptiles that includes the gharial and its close relatives, distinct from true crocodiles and alligators.
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B.
Gavialiceps
Gavialiceps is a genus of deep-sea pike conger eels known for their elongated bodies and predatory lifestyle.
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C.
Crocodylidae
Crocodylidae is the biological family comprising the true crocodiles, large semiaquatic reptiles found in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide.
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D.
Neosuchia
Neosuchia is a clade of mostly semi-aquatic crocodyliform reptiles that includes all living crocodilians and their closest extinct relatives.
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E.
Alligatoridae
Alligatoridae is a family of reptiles that includes alligators and caimans, characterized by broad snouts and semi-aquatic lifestyles in freshwater habitats.
- 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: Gavialoidea Target entity description: Gavialoidea is a superfamily of long-snouted, primarily fish-eating crocodylian reptiles that includes the living gharial and its extinct close relatives.
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A.
Gavialidae
Gavialidae is a family of large, long-snouted semiaquatic reptiles that includes the gharial and its close relatives, distinct from true crocodiles and alligators.
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B.
Gavialiceps
Gavialiceps is a genus of deep-sea pike conger eels known for their elongated bodies and predatory lifestyle.
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C.
Crocodylidae
Crocodylidae is the biological family comprising the true crocodiles, large semiaquatic reptiles found in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide.
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D.
Neosuchia
Neosuchia is a clade of mostly semi-aquatic crocodyliform reptiles that includes all living crocodilians and their closest extinct relatives.
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E.
Alligatoridae
Alligatoridae is a family of reptiles that includes alligators and caimans, characterized by broad snouts and semi-aquatic lifestyles in freshwater habitats.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.