Hirudinidae
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Hirudinidae is a family of leeches that includes the medicinal leech and is known for species historically used in bloodletting and medical treatments.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hirudinidae canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16211613 — 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: Hirudinidae Context triple: [Hirudo medicinalis, family, Hirudinidae]
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A.
Moridae
Moridae is a family of deep-sea cod-like fishes known for their elongated bodies and occurrence in cold and temperate ocean waters worldwide.
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B.
Hyliidae
Hyliidae is a small family of African passerine birds traditionally grouped with warblers and related songbirds.
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C.
Cinclidae
Cinclidae is a small family of aquatic songbirds known as dippers, which are adapted to foraging in fast-flowing streams and rivers.
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D.
Latidae
Latidae is a family of large predatory ray-finned fishes that includes the economically and ecologically significant Nile perch and related species.
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E.
Lotidae
Lotidae is a family of cod-like marine fishes commonly known as lings and burbots, found mainly in cold and temperate waters of the Northern Hemisphere.
- 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: Hirudinidae Target entity description: Hirudinidae is a family of leeches that includes the medicinal leech and is known for species historically used in bloodletting and medical treatments.
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A.
Moridae
Moridae is a family of deep-sea cod-like fishes known for their elongated bodies and occurrence in cold and temperate ocean waters worldwide.
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B.
Hyliidae
Hyliidae is a small family of African passerine birds traditionally grouped with warblers and related songbirds.
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C.
Cinclidae
Cinclidae is a small family of aquatic songbirds known as dippers, which are adapted to foraging in fast-flowing streams and rivers.
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D.
Latidae
Latidae is a family of large predatory ray-finned fishes that includes the economically and ecologically significant Nile perch and related species.
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E.
Lotidae
Lotidae is a family of cod-like marine fishes commonly known as lings and burbots, found mainly in cold and temperate waters of the Northern Hemisphere.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.