Mallotus
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Mallotus is a genus of small, cold-water smelt fishes within the family Osmeridae, best known for the capelin found in northern oceans.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mallotus canonical | 1 |
| Mallotus villosus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16615364 — 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: Mallotus Context triple: [Osmeridae, includesGenus, Mallotus]
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A.
Malacocarpus
Malacocarpus is a little-known genus of flowering plants in the citrus-related family Nitrariaceae, native to arid or semi-arid regions.
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B.
Glossolepis
Glossolepis is a genus of rainbowfish known for its brightly colored, laterally compressed freshwater species native to New Guinea and nearby regions.
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C.
Hylopetes
Hylopetes is a genus of flying squirrels known for their gliding membranes and nocturnal, arboreal lifestyle in Asian forests.
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D.
Neomarica
Neomarica is a small genus of tropical flowering plants, commonly known as walking irises, valued for their iris-like blooms and unusual growth habit.
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E.
Merrilliopanax
Merrilliopanax is a small genus of flowering plants in the ginseng family Araliaceae, native to parts of Asia and known for its tree-like growth habit.
- 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: Mallotus Target entity description: Mallotus is a genus of small, cold-water smelt fishes within the family Osmeridae, best known for the capelin found in northern oceans.
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A.
Malacocarpus
Malacocarpus is a little-known genus of flowering plants in the citrus-related family Nitrariaceae, native to arid or semi-arid regions.
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B.
Glossolepis
Glossolepis is a genus of rainbowfish known for its brightly colored, laterally compressed freshwater species native to New Guinea and nearby regions.
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C.
Hylopetes
Hylopetes is a genus of flying squirrels known for their gliding membranes and nocturnal, arboreal lifestyle in Asian forests.
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D.
Neomarica
Neomarica is a small genus of tropical flowering plants, commonly known as walking irises, valued for their iris-like blooms and unusual growth habit.
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E.
Merrilliopanax
Merrilliopanax is a small genus of flowering plants in the ginseng family Araliaceae, native to parts of Asia and known for its tree-like growth habit.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mallotus villosus