Mallard
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Mallard is a common English surname most famously associated with Brently Mallard, a character in Kate Chopin’s short story “The Story of an Hour.”
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mallard canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14529406 — 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: Mallard Context triple: [Brently Mallard, hasSurname, Mallard]
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A.
Mallard
Mallard is a famous British LNER Class A4 steam locomotive that holds the world speed record for steam traction, preserved today as a historic exhibit.
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B.
Mallards
Mallards is the short name for the Madison Mallards, a collegiate summer baseball team based in Madison, Wisconsin.
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C.
Muscovy duck
The Muscovy duck is a large, hardy duck species native to Central and South America, known for its distinctive red facial caruncles and widespread use in meat and egg production.
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D.
Seamore the Sea Duck
Seamore the Sea Duck is the costumed waterfowl mascot representing Lake Superior State University at its athletic events and campus activities.
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E.
Ross's goose
Ross's goose is a small, white Arctic-breeding goose of North America known for its compact size, stubby bill, and large migratory flocks that winter in the central and southwestern United States.
- 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: Mallard Target entity description: Mallard is a common English surname most famously associated with Brently Mallard, a character in Kate Chopin’s short story “The Story of an Hour.”
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A.
Mallard
Mallard is a famous British LNER Class A4 steam locomotive that holds the world speed record for steam traction, preserved today as a historic exhibit.
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B.
Mallards
Mallards is the short name for the Madison Mallards, a collegiate summer baseball team based in Madison, Wisconsin.
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C.
Muscovy duck
The Muscovy duck is a large, hardy duck species native to Central and South America, known for its distinctive red facial caruncles and widespread use in meat and egg production.
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D.
Seamore the Sea Duck
Seamore the Sea Duck is the costumed waterfowl mascot representing Lake Superior State University at its athletic events and campus activities.
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E.
Ross's goose
Ross's goose is a small, white Arctic-breeding goose of North America known for its compact size, stubby bill, and large migratory flocks that winter in the central and southwestern United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.