Delphinidae
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Delphinidae is the biological family of oceanic dolphins, comprising numerous highly intelligent, social, and predominantly marine toothed whale species found worldwide.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Delphinidae canonical | 15 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9842322 — 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: Delphinidae Context triple: [Irrawaddy dolphin, family, Delphinidae]
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A.
Physeteridae
Physeteridae is a family of large toothed whales best known for the sperm whale, characterized by their massive heads and deep-diving behavior.
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B.
Balaenopteridae
Balaenopteridae is a family of large baleen whales, including rorquals such as blue, fin, and humpback whales, known for their streamlined bodies and pleated throats used in lunge feeding.
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C.
Cetacea
Cetacea is an order of fully aquatic mammals that includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises, characterized by streamlined bodies, flippers, and adaptations for life in marine environments.
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D.
Odontoceti
Odontoceti is the parvorder of toothed whales, including dolphins and porpoises, characterized by echolocation and teeth instead of baleen.
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E.
Balaenoptera
Balaenoptera is a genus of large baleen whales that includes species such as the blue whale, fin whale, and minke whale, known for their streamlined bodies and filter-feeding behavior.
- 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: Delphinidae Target entity description: Delphinidae is the biological family of oceanic dolphins, comprising numerous highly intelligent, social, and predominantly marine toothed whale species found worldwide.
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A.
Physeteridae
Physeteridae is a family of large toothed whales best known for the sperm whale, characterized by their massive heads and deep-diving behavior.
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B.
Balaenopteridae
Balaenopteridae is a family of large baleen whales, including rorquals such as blue, fin, and humpback whales, known for their streamlined bodies and pleated throats used in lunge feeding.
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C.
Cetacea
Cetacea is an order of fully aquatic mammals that includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises, characterized by streamlined bodies, flippers, and adaptations for life in marine environments.
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D.
Odontoceti
Odontoceti is the parvorder of toothed whales, including dolphins and porpoises, characterized by echolocation and teeth instead of baleen.
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E.
Balaenoptera
Balaenoptera is a genus of large baleen whales that includes species such as the blue whale, fin whale, and minke whale, known for their streamlined bodies and filter-feeding behavior.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (68)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biological family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| characteristic |
complex vocalizations
ⓘ
conical teeth ⓘ echolocation ability ⓘ group living ⓘ high intelligence ⓘ predominantly marine ⓘ social behavior ⓘ streamlined body ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| cognitiveAbility |
advanced problem solving
ⓘ
tool use in some species ⓘ |
| commonName | oceanic dolphins ⓘ |
| communication |
body postures
ⓘ
clicks ⓘ whistles ⓘ |
| conservationConcern | varies by species ⓘ |
| describedAs | family of oceanic dolphins ⓘ |
| diet |
crustaceans
ⓘ
fish ⓘ squid ⓘ |
| distribution | worldwide oceans ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal waters
ⓘ
marine waters ⓘ open ocean ⓘ |
| hasHairAtBirth | true ⓘ |
| hasMilkFeeding | true ⓘ |
| includesTaxon |
Delphinus capensis
ⓘ
Delphinus delphis ⓘ
linked to:
Dolphin
Globicephala macrorhynchus ⓘ Globicephala melas ⓘ Grampus griseus ⓘ Lagenorhynchus acutus ⓘ
linked to:
Lagenorhynchus
Lagenorhynchus albirostris ⓘ Lagenorhynchus obliquidens ⓘ
linked to:
Dall's porpoise
Lissodelphis borealis ⓘ Lissodelphis peronii ⓘ
linked to:
Commerson's dolphin
Orcinus orca ⓘ
linked to:
Orca
Pseudorca crassidens ⓘ Sousa chinensis ⓘ Sousa teuszii ⓘ Stenella attenuata ⓘ Stenella coeruleoalba ⓘ Stenella longirostris ⓘ Tursiops aduncus ⓘ
linked to:
Tursiops truncatus
Tursiops truncatus ⓘ |
| interactionWithHumans |
bycatch in fisheries
ⓘ
ecotourism ⓘ |
| isA |
dolphin family
ⓘ
marine mammal family ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| order | Cetacea ⓘ |
| parentTaxon |
Delphinoidea
ⓘ
Delphinoidea superfamily ⓘ
linked to:
Delphinoidea
Odontoceti ⓘ toothed whales ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | viviparous ⓘ |
| socialStructure | complex ⓘ |
| suborder | Odontoceti ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| threat |
habitat degradation
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noise pollution ⓘ overfishing of prey ⓘ pollution ⓘ |
| typicalGroupStructure | pods ⓘ |
| warmBlooded | true ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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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: Delphinidae Description of subject: Delphinidae is the biological family of oceanic dolphins, comprising numerous highly intelligent, social, and predominantly marine toothed whale species found worldwide.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.