Galliformes
E1448
Galliformes is an order of heavy-bodied, ground-feeding birds that includes quails, pheasants, turkeys, grouse, and chickens.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Galliformes canonical | 127 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12651 — 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: Galliformes Context triple: [California quail, order, Galliformes]
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A.
California quail
The California quail is a small, plump New World quail known for its distinctive forward-curving head plume and sociable covey behavior in shrubland and chaparral habitats.
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B.
Beavers
The Beavers are the athletic teams representing Oregon State University in NCAA Division I sports.
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C.
The Ants
The Ants is a Pulitzer Prize–winning scientific book that provides a comprehensive and authoritative overview of ant biology, behavior, and social organization.
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D.
Lick
Lick is the nickname of Joseph Carl Robnett Licklider, a pioneering American computer scientist whose ideas helped lay the foundations for interactive computing and the internet.
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E.
Rockwell Cage
Rockwell Cage is an indoor athletic facility at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that serves as the primary venue for the MIT Engineers’ home sports events.
- 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: Galliformes Target entity description: Galliformes is an order of heavy-bodied, ground-feeding birds that includes quails, pheasants, turkeys, grouse, and chickens.
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A.
California quail
The California quail is a small, plump New World quail known for its distinctive forward-curving head plume and sociable covey behavior in shrubland and chaparral habitats.
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B.
Northern mockingbird
The Northern mockingbird is a medium-sized North American songbird famous for its ability to mimic the songs of many other bird species and a wide variety of sounds.
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C.
Beavers
The Beavers are the athletic teams representing Oregon State University in NCAA Division I sports.
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D.
The Ants
The Ants is a Pulitzer Prize–winning scientific book that provides a comprehensive and authoritative overview of ant biology, behavior, and social organization.
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E.
Lick
Lick is the nickname of Joseph Carl Robnett Licklider, a pioneering American computer scientist whose ideas helped lay the foundations for interactive computing and the internet.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
order of birds
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taxon ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | typically large clutches of eggs ⓘ |
| commonName |
gamefowl
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landfowl ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | includes species of conservation concern ⓘ |
| containsFamily |
Cracidae
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Megapodiidae ⓘ Numididae ⓘ Odontophoridae ⓘ Phasianidae ⓘ |
| developmentType | precocial young ⓘ |
| diet |
granivorous
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omnivorous ⓘ |
| domestication | includes several domesticated species ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
important game birds for hunting
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major source of eggs for humans ⓘ major source of meat for humans ⓘ |
| eggCharacteristic | large eggs relative to body size ⓘ |
| etymologyLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| flightAbility | poor fliers ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution | worldwide except polar regions and some oceanic islands ⓘ |
| habitat |
grasslands
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scrublands ⓘ terrestrial habitats ⓘ woodlands ⓘ |
| includes |
chickens
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cracids ⓘ grouse ⓘ guineafowl ⓘ megapodes ⓘ partridges ⓘ pheasants ⓘ quails ⓘ turkeys ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion | strong runners ⓘ |
| nameDerivedFrom | Latin word "gallus" meaning "cock" or "rooster" ⓘ |
| nestingBehavior | ground nests ⓘ |
| notableDomesticatedSpecies |
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus)
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turkey (Meleagris gallopavo domesticus) ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | International Ornithologists' Union ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| scientificStudyField | ornithology ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | often pronounced, especially in plumage and size ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | often live in flocks ⓘ |
| subdivisionRank | family ⓘ |
| superorder | Galloanserae ⓘ |
| typicalBodyType | heavy-bodied ⓘ |
| typicalFeedingBehavior | ground-feeding ⓘ |
| vocalization | loud calls and crowing in many species ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Galliformes Description of subject: Galliformes is an order of heavy-bodied, ground-feeding birds that includes quails, pheasants, turkeys, grouse, and chickens.
Referenced by (127)
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