Triple

T15153910
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Trichechus manatus E362021 entity
Predicate genus P87 FINISHED
Object Trichechus
Trichechus is a genus of large, herbivorous aquatic mammals commonly known as manatees, found in warm coastal and riverine waters of the Americas and West Africa.
 E1146522 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 | Statement: [Trichechus manatus, genus, Trichechus]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Trichechus
Context triple: [Trichechus manatus, genus, Trichechus]
  • 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. 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.
  • C. Trichechidae
    Trichechidae is a family of large, fully aquatic herbivorous mammals commonly known as manatees, found in warm coastal and freshwater habitats.
  • D. Erignathus
    Erignathus is a genus of large Arctic seals in the family Phocidae, best known for the bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus).
  • E. Trichodon
    Trichodon is a genus of small marine fishes in the family Trichodontidae, commonly known as sandfishes, found in cold coastal waters of the North Pacific.
  • 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
Triple: [Trichechus manatus, genus, Trichechus]
Generated description
Trichechus is a genus of large, herbivorous aquatic mammals commonly known as manatees, found in warm coastal and riverine waters of the Americas and West Africa.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Trichechus
Target entity description: Trichechus is a genus of large, herbivorous aquatic mammals commonly known as manatees, found in warm coastal and riverine waters of the Americas and West 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. 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.
  • C. Trichechidae
    Trichechidae is a family of large, fully aquatic herbivorous mammals commonly known as manatees, found in warm coastal and freshwater habitats.
  • D. Erignathus
    Erignathus is a genus of large Arctic seals in the family Phocidae, best known for the bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus).
  • E. Trichodon
    Trichodon is a genus of small marine fishes in the family Trichodontidae, commonly known as sandfishes, found in cold coastal waters of the North Pacific.
  • 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_69fee5e4752481908e456279a1dfbff6 completed May 9, 2026, 7:44 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69fee7c130b081908ba29afbbfd3c0a6 completed May 9, 2026, 7:52 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69fee90781f88190bea8ae400b9f1ebc completed May 9, 2026, 7:57 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3:08 a.m.