Triple

T15153883
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Trichechidae E362020 entity
Predicate containsTaxon P9413 FINISHED
Object Trichechus senegalensis
Trichechus senegalensis, commonly known as the African manatee, is a large herbivorous marine mammal found in the coastal and inland waters of West and Central Africa.
E1144275 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Trichechus senegalensis | Statement: [Trichechidae, containsTaxon, Trichechus senegalensis]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Trichechus senegalensis
Context triple: [Trichechidae, containsTaxon, Trichechus senegalensis]
  • A. Trichechus inunguis
    Trichechus inunguis is the Amazonian manatee, a fully aquatic herbivorous mammal native to the freshwater rivers and lakes of the Amazon Basin.
  • B. Nasalis larvatus
    Nasalis larvatus is a large, long-nosed Old World monkey species native to the mangrove forests and coastal areas of Borneo.
  • C. Ceratotherium simum cottoni
    Ceratotherium simum cottoni is the critically endangered northern subspecies of the white rhinoceros, now functionally extinct in the wild with only a few individuals remaining under human protection.
  • D. Syncerus caffer
    Syncerus caffer, commonly known as the African buffalo, is a large, robust bovine native to sub-Saharan Africa and noted for its formidable horns and unpredictable temperament.
  • E. Nasalis
    Nasalis is a genus of Old World monkeys best known for the proboscis monkey, a large-nosed, arboreal primate native to the mangrove forests of Borneo.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Trichechus senegalensis
Triple: [Trichechidae, containsTaxon, Trichechus senegalensis]
Generated description
Trichechus senegalensis, commonly known as the African manatee, is a large herbivorous marine mammal found in the coastal and inland waters of West and Central Africa.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Trichechus senegalensis
Target entity description: Trichechus senegalensis, commonly known as the African manatee, is a large herbivorous marine mammal found in the coastal and inland waters of West and Central Africa.
  • A. Trichechus inunguis
    Trichechus inunguis is the Amazonian manatee, a fully aquatic herbivorous mammal native to the freshwater rivers and lakes of the Amazon Basin.
  • B. Nasalis larvatus
    Nasalis larvatus is a large, long-nosed Old World monkey species native to the mangrove forests and coastal areas of Borneo.
  • C. Ceratotherium simum cottoni
    Ceratotherium simum cottoni is the critically endangered northern subspecies of the white rhinoceros, now functionally extinct in the wild with only a few individuals remaining under human protection.
  • D. Syncerus caffer
    Syncerus caffer, commonly known as the African buffalo, is a large, robust bovine native to sub-Saharan Africa and noted for its formidable horns and unpredictable temperament.
  • E. Nasalis
    Nasalis is a genus of Old World monkeys best known for the proboscis monkey, a large-nosed, arboreal primate native to the mangrove forests of Borneo.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69d85a0759908190b8a051d2e2a1cbe6 completed April 10, 2026, 2:01 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e0060b0cd08190afad14cffcc7d93f completed April 15, 2026, 9:41 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69fedd26190c8190a1f66adc22ae93b8 completed May 9, 2026, 7:07 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69fedded2cf88190b46dcc6eaa219ff1 completed May 9, 2026, 7:10 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69fedeb3e3288190b6d5774f89667f3d completed May 9, 2026, 7:13 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3:08 a.m.