Trichechidae
E362020
Trichechidae is a family of large, fully aquatic herbivorous mammals commonly known as manatees, found in warm coastal and freshwater habitats.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Trichechidae canonical | 5 |
| Trichechus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3487325 — 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: Trichechidae Context triple: [West Indian manatee, family, Trichechidae]
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A.
Conirostrum
Conirostrum is a genus of small Neotropical songbirds known as cone-billed tanagers, characterized by their slender, pointed bills and association with the tanager family.
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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.
Burramyidae
Burramyidae is a family of small nocturnal marsupials known as pygmy possums, native to Australia and nearby regions.
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D.
Hippopotamidae
Hippopotamidae is a family of large, mostly herbivorous, semi-aquatic mammals that includes the common hippopotamus and its relatives.
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E.
Rhinocerotidae
Rhinocerotidae is the biological family of large, thick-skinned, horned mammals commonly known as rhinoceroses, native to Africa and Asia.
- 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: Trichechidae Target entity description: Trichechidae is a family of large, fully aquatic herbivorous mammals commonly known as manatees, found in warm coastal and freshwater habitats.
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A.
Conirostrum
Conirostrum is a genus of small Neotropical songbirds known as cone-billed tanagers, characterized by their slender, pointed bills and association with the tanager family.
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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.
Burramyidae
Burramyidae is a family of small nocturnal marsupials known as pygmy possums, native to Australia and nearby regions.
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D.
Hippopotamidae
Hippopotamidae is a family of large, mostly herbivorous, semi-aquatic mammals that includes the common hippopotamus and its relatives.
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E.
Rhinocerotidae
Rhinocerotidae is the biological family of large, thick-skinned, horned mammals commonly known as rhinoceroses, native to Africa and Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mammal family
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taxon ⓘ |
| activityPattern | mostly slow-moving ⓘ |
| bodyMass | large ⓘ |
| breathing | air-breathing ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName | manatees ⓘ |
| conservationStatus |
affected by pollution
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threatened by boat collisions ⓘ threatened by habitat loss ⓘ |
| containsTaxon |
Trichechus inunguis
ⓘ
Trichechus manatus ⓘ Trichechus senegalensis ⓘ |
| diet | herbivorous ⓘ |
| distribution |
Amazon Basin
ⓘ
Atlantic Ocean coasts ⓘ Caribbean Sea ⓘ subtropical regions ⓘ tropical regions ⓘ |
| evolutionaryRelation |
closely related to elephants
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closely related to hyraxes ⓘ |
| feedingBehavior | grazing on aquatic vegetation ⓘ |
| habitat |
estuaries
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freshwater wetlands ⓘ marine coastal waters ⓘ rivers ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
lack of dorsal fin
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lack of hind limbs ⓘ paddle-shaped tail ⓘ rounded snout ⓘ sparse body hair ⓘ thick skin ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion | fully aquatic ⓘ |
| memberOf | Sirenia ⓘ |
| order | Sirenia ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Dugongidae ⓘ |
| reproduction | viviparous ⓘ |
| respiratoryAdaptation | can stay submerged for extended periods ⓘ |
| sensoryAdaptation | well-developed tactile hairs around snout ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| thermoregulation | prefers warm water temperatures ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Trichechus ⓘ |
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: Trichechidae Description of subject: Trichechidae is a family of large, fully aquatic herbivorous mammals commonly known as manatees, found in warm coastal and freshwater habitats.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Trichechidae