Erignathus
E660845
Erignathus is a genus of large Arctic seals in the family Phocidae, best known for the bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus).
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Erignathus canonical | 2 |
| Erignathus barbatus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7389007 — 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: Erignathus Context triple: [Phocidae, containsTaxon, Erignathus]
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A.
Dinohyus
Dinohyus is an extinct, giant pig-like entelodont mammal from the Miocene of North America, known for its massive skull, powerful jaws, and omnivorous, scavenging lifestyle.
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B.
Lasiorhinus
Lasiorhinus is a genus of burrowing marsupials known as hairy-nosed wombats native to Australia.
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C.
Bistahieversor
Bistahieversor is a genus of large, predatory tyrannosauroid dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of what is now New Mexico, known for its deep skull and powerful jaws.
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D.
Maurus
Maurus is a masculine given name of Latin origin, historically associated with early Christian saints and used as a variant of names like Maurice.
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E.
Arctodus
Arctodus is an extinct genus of large North American short-faced bears that lived during the Pleistocene epoch.
- 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: Erignathus Target entity description: Erignathus is a genus of large Arctic seals in the family Phocidae, best known for the bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus).
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A.
Dinohyus
Dinohyus is an extinct, giant pig-like entelodont mammal from the Miocene of North America, known for its massive skull, powerful jaws, and omnivorous, scavenging lifestyle.
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B.
Lasiorhinus
Lasiorhinus is a genus of burrowing marsupials known as hairy-nosed wombats native to Australia.
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C.
Bistahieversor
Bistahieversor is a genus of large, predatory tyrannosauroid dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of what is now New Mexico, known for its deep skull and powerful jaws.
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D.
Maurus
Maurus is a masculine given name of Latin origin, historically associated with early Christian saints and used as a variant of names like Maurice.
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E.
Arctodus
Arctodus is an extinct genus of large North American short-faced bears that lived during the Pleistocene epoch.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
seal ⓘ species ⓘ taxon ⓘ |
| belongsTo | marine fauna of the Arctic ⓘ |
| breathes | air ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName |
bearded seal
ⓘ
bearded seals ⓘ |
| diet |
benthic invertebrates
ⓘ
carnivorous ⓘ fish ⓘ |
| distribution | circumpolar Arctic ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
benthic feeder
ⓘ
predator ⓘ |
| family |
Phocidae
ⓘ
Phocidae ⓘ |
| genus | Erignathus ⓘ |
| habitat |
Arctic Ocean
ⓘ
subarctic seas ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
large body size
ⓘ
marine mammal ⓘ true seal ⓘ |
| hasCommonNameForSpecies | bearded seal ⓘ |
| includesTaxon |
Erignathus barbatus
ⓘ
linked to:
Erignathus
|
| infraorder |
Pinnipedia
ⓘ
Pinnipedia ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion | aquatic ⓘ |
| memberOf | Phocidae ⓘ |
| nativeTo | Arctic region ⓘ |
| notableFor | bearded seal ⓘ |
| order |
Carnivora
ⓘ
Carnivora ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | viviparous ⓘ |
| suborder | Caniformia ⓘ |
| taxonRank |
genus
ⓘ
species ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Erignathus Description of subject: Erignathus is a genus of large Arctic seals in the family Phocidae, best known for the bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus).
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.