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Mappings between OpenCyc terms and Wikipedia article names provided by Olena Medelyan and Catherine Legg, University of Waikato, NZ under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license. externalID A unique, language-neutral, variable-sized identifier for a concept that can be used to refer unambiguously to that concept across OWL exports or across Cyc inference engines. label A natural-language representation for a concept that is both human readable and readable by the Cyc inference engine. These terms are not guaranteed to refer to the same concept across time but are guaranteed to be consistent within a particular OWL export. Use 'cycAnnot:externalID' for unambiguously referring to a concept across OWL exports or across Cyc inference engines. Snake snake The collection of all snakes; a subset of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjyMJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Reptile</a>. Each element of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViT7pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Snake</a> is a limbless, scaly, vermiform reptile with a long, narrow, tapering, mostly smooth body. Snakes in many species have poisonous and sometimes fatal bites. Snakes live on land, in trees, in fresh water, and in the sea (sea snakes). <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViT7pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Snake</a> constitutes a biological suborder (also called Serpentes or Ophidia). ophidians serpent more serpentine ophidian more ophidian most serpentine serpentine most ophidian serpents snakes Snake http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snake http://www.w3.org/2006/03/wn/wn20/instances/synset-snake-noun-1 Python python The collection of all pythons. A type of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvX8NrJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Constrictor</a>. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViTUJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Python</a> is a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVji6JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BiologicalTaxon</a>. GiantGarterSnake giant garter Snake The collection of all giant garter Snake. A type of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvg8GJ5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GarterSnake</a>. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvpYcf5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GiantGarterSnake</a> is a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rXdy-FHS6EdaAAACgyZzFrg" class="cyc_term">Threatened_OrganismTypeByExistentialThreatLevel</a> and a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjK65wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BiologicalSpecies</a>. eastern indigo Snake EasternIndigoSnake PitViper pit viper The collection of all pit viper snakes. A type of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rlf3_3snbQdeR3b0l878BHg" class="cyc_term">VenomousSnake</a>. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwP1HWZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PitViper</a> is a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVji6JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BiologicalTaxon</a>. The collection of venomous snakes (e.g. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViTDJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Cobra</a>). VenomousSnake venomous snake The collection of all coral snakes. A type of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rlf3_3snbQdeR3b0l878BHg" class="cyc_term">VenomousSnake</a>. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwP1FJZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CoralSnake</a> is a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVji6JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BiologicalTaxon</a>. coral snake CoralSnake cobra Cobra The collection of all cobras. A type of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rlf3_3snbQdeR3b0l878BHg" class="cyc_term">VenomousSnake</a>. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViTDJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Cobra</a> is a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVji6JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BiologicalTaxon</a>. BoaConstrictor boa constrictor A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvX8NrJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Constrictor</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVj7CJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BoaConstrictor</a> is a member of the species Constrictor constrictor. Boa consytrictors are non-poisonous tropical snakes. They are found in Central and South America and often reach lengths of up to 1.5m. Atlantic salt marsh Snake AtlanticSaltMarshSnake garter snake GarterSnake The collection of all garter snakes. A type of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViT7pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Snake</a>. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvg8GJ5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GarterSnake</a> is a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVji6JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BiologicalTaxon</a>. ConchoWaterSnake Concho water Snake anaconda The collection of all anacondas. A type of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvX8NrJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Constrictor</a>. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvuBsB5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Anaconda</a> is a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVji6JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BiologicalTaxon</a>. Anaconda The collection of all constrictors. A type of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViT7pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Snake</a>. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvX8NrJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Constrictor</a> is an <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjf5JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">OrganismClassificationType</a>. constrictor Constrictor SanFranciscoGarterSnake San Francisco garter Snake water snake Snakes which live near water, are often in the water, and which feed on aquatic animals. WaterSnake Pretty String (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwLSVCpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">prettyString</a> TERM STRING) means that STRING is the English word or expression (sequence of words) commonly used to refer to TERM. The predicate <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwLSVCpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">prettyString</a> is used by the code which generates CycL to English paraphrases, but its applicability is not restricted to this use. prettyString SomeSampleKindsOfReptile-Biology-Topic some sample kinds of reptile biology topic Reptile reptile An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViXTJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BiologicalClass</a>, and a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVil5pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Vertebrate</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjyMJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Reptile</a> is an air-breathing, cold-blooded vertebrate with a body covered by scales or bony plates. Notable specializations of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjyMJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Reptile</a> include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViT7pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Snake</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjwr5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Lizard</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVj4wJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Turtle</a>. Most species of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjyMJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Reptile</a> are oviparous (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwA1siJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">OviparousAnimal</a>), but some are viviparous (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvwWND5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ViviparousAnimal</a>). Snake snake The collection of all snakes; a subset of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjyMJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Reptile</a>. Each element of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViT7pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Snake</a> is a limbless, scaly, vermiform reptile with a long, narrow, tapering, mostly smooth body. Snakes in many species have poisonous and sometimes fatal bites. Snakes live on land, in trees, in fresh water, and in the sea (sea snakes). <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViT7pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Snake</a> constitutes a biological suborder (also called Serpentes or Ophidia). Wikipedia Article URL (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rNv0nbm4TTjOp7yhmnzOyqg" class="cyc_term">wikipediaArticleURL</a> THING URL) means that in <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rtqXA6OC8QdiWC72DuLJdUw" class="cyc_term">Wikipedia_WebSite</a> THING is described by an article located at URL wikipediaArticleURL seeAlsoURI <code>(<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4riWVFR6HJSpaEaHrcWS3MSA" class="cyc_term">seeAlsoURI</a> <b>THING</b> <b>URI</b>)</code> means that a description of the resource identified by URI is likely to contain information pertinent to THING. This predicate is roughly equivalent to rdfs:seeAlso. See Also URI A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVj27ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PartiallyTangible</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVj1gZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CordlikeObject</a> is a partially tangible non-fluid object (so <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVj1gZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CordlikeObject</a> is disjoint with <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjR45wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FluidTangibleThing</a>) whose length is significantly greater than either its height or width. Moreover, each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVj1gZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CordlikeObject</a> has a high degree of flexibility. Notable specializations of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVj1gZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CordlikeObject</a> include the collections <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwP3lkpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Nerve</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwQBeS5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Tape</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwQCNY5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Cable</a>. cord-like object CordlikeObject The collection of instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVj27ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PartiallyTangible</a> that are long and thin. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rh5fAaHS7EdaAAACgyZzFrg" class="cyc_term">LongThinObject</a> is the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rTiUyOHSyEdaAAACgyZzFrg" class="cyc_term">PartiallyTangibleTypeByPhysicalStructuralFeature</a> that characterizes a tangible object which has one dimension whose length exceeds that of each of the other two dimensions by at least a factor of three. E.g., pencils, straws, telephone wire, submarines, skyscrapers. Cf. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjG1pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SheetShapedObject</a>. long thin object LongThinObject Snake snake The collection of all snakes; a subset of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjyMJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Reptile</a>. Each element of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViT7pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Snake</a> is a limbless, scaly, vermiform reptile with a long, narrow, tapering, mostly smooth body. Snakes in many species have poisonous and sometimes fatal bites. Snakes live on land, in trees, in fresh water, and in the sea (sea snakes). <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViT7pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Snake</a> constitutes a biological suborder (also called Serpentes or Ophidia). taxonomic group BiologicalTaxon A collection of collections and a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjf5JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">OrganismClassificationType</a> (q.v.). Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVji6JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BiologicalTaxon</a> correspond to ranked categories accepted by biologists for the classification of organisms according to their suspected evolutionary relationships. Such categories change as biologists learn more about the organisms involved and determine that existing classifications are more or less useful. They include all levels of taxons. Specializations of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVji6JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BiologicalTaxon</a> include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjjKZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BiologicalOrder</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjK65wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BiologicalSpecies</a>; instances include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVi8hJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Marsupial</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVicmpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Ape</a>. See also <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViNxpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BiologicalTaxonType</a>. wikipediaArticleName (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rTv-jk9SPTXa991kk5mAvHg" class="cyc_term">wikipediaArticleName</a> THING NAME) means that in <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rtqXA6OC8QdiWC72DuLJdUw" class="cyc_term">Wikipedia_WebSite</a> THING is described by an article with the title NAME Wikipedia Article Name Snake snake The collection of all snakes; a subset of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjyMJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Reptile</a>. Each element of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViT7pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Snake</a> is a limbless, scaly, vermiform reptile with a long, narrow, tapering, mostly smooth body. Snakes in many species have poisonous and sometimes fatal bites. Snakes live on land, in trees, in fresh water, and in the sea (sea snakes). <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViT7pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Snake</a> constitutes a biological suborder (also called Serpentes or Ophidia).