Ziphius
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Ziphius is a genus of deep-diving beaked whales best known for its sole living species, Cuvier's beaked whale, which holds the record for the deepest and longest mammalian dives.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ziphius canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22583616 — 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: Ziphius Context triple: [Cuvier's beaked whale, genus, Ziphius]
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A.
Azophi
Azophi is the Latinized name of the 10th-century Persian astronomer Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi, renowned for his influential star catalog and work on constellations.
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B.
Aegialos
Aegialos was the ancient name of the Greek city-state later known as Sicyon, located in the northern Peloponnese.
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C.
Selargius
Selargius is a town in southern Sardinia, Italy, functioning largely as a residential suburb within the urban area of Cagliari.
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D.
Rhodeus
Rhodeus is a genus of small freshwater bitterling fishes known for their unique reproductive behavior of depositing eggs in live freshwater mussels.
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E.
Estwedus
Estwedus is the ancient name of the city now known as Aspendos, a prominent Greco-Roman settlement in Pamphylia, famed for its well-preserved Roman theater in modern-day Turkey.
- 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: Ziphius Target entity description: Ziphius is a genus of deep-diving beaked whales best known for its sole living species, Cuvier's beaked whale, which holds the record for the deepest and longest mammalian dives.
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A.
Azophi
Azophi is the Latinized name of the 10th-century Persian astronomer Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi, renowned for his influential star catalog and work on constellations.
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B.
Aegialos
Aegialos was the ancient name of the Greek city-state later known as Sicyon, located in the northern Peloponnese.
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C.
Selargius
Selargius is a town in southern Sardinia, Italy, functioning largely as a residential suburb within the urban area of Cagliari.
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D.
Rhodeus
Rhodeus is a genus of small freshwater bitterling fishes known for their unique reproductive behavior of depositing eggs in live freshwater mussels.
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E.
Estwedus
Estwedus is the ancient name of the city now known as Aspendos, a prominent Greco-Roman settlement in Pamphylia, famed for its well-preserved Roman theater in modern-day Turkey.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.