Triple

T8392631
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Macroscelidea E197978 entity
Predicate containsGenus P9413 FINISHED
Object Rhynchocyon
Rhynchocyon is a genus of large, long-snouted African elephant shrews known for their elongated noses and swift, ground-dwelling insectivorous lifestyle.
E730917 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: Rhynchocyon | Statement: [Macroscelidea, containsGenus, Rhynchocyon]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rhynchocyon
Context triple: [Macroscelidea, containsGenus, Rhynchocyon]
  • A. Procavia capensis
    Procavia capensis, commonly known as the rock hyrax or rock dassie, is a small, herbivorous mammal native to rocky habitats across Africa and the Middle East, notable for its rodent-like appearance despite being more closely related to elephants and manatees.
  • B. Liberian mongoose
    The Liberian mongoose is a rare, little-known mongoose species endemic to the forests of Liberia and neighboring West Africa, notable for its secretive behavior and specialized digging for invertebrate prey.
  • C. Proteles cristata
    Proteles cristata, commonly known as the aardwolf, is a small, insectivorous mammal native to eastern and southern Africa and the most specialized termite-feeding member of the hyena family.
  • D. Crossarchus obscurus
    Crossarchus obscurus is a small, social mongoose species native to West African forests and savannas, known for living in cooperative family groups and foraging on invertebrates and small vertebrates.
  • E. Angolan slender mongoose
    The Angolan slender mongoose is a small, agile carnivorous mammal native to parts of southern Africa, known for its elongated body, pointed snout, and insect- and small-vertebrate-based diet.
  • 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: Rhynchocyon
Triple: [Macroscelidea, containsGenus, Rhynchocyon]
Generated description
Rhynchocyon is a genus of large, long-snouted African elephant shrews known for their elongated noses and swift, ground-dwelling insectivorous lifestyle.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rhynchocyon
Target entity description: Rhynchocyon is a genus of large, long-snouted African elephant shrews known for their elongated noses and swift, ground-dwelling insectivorous lifestyle.
  • A. Procavia capensis
    Procavia capensis, commonly known as the rock hyrax or rock dassie, is a small, herbivorous mammal native to rocky habitats across Africa and the Middle East, notable for its rodent-like appearance despite being more closely related to elephants and manatees.
  • B. Liberian mongoose
    The Liberian mongoose is a rare, little-known mongoose species endemic to the forests of Liberia and neighboring West Africa, notable for its secretive behavior and specialized digging for invertebrate prey.
  • C. Proteles cristata
    Proteles cristata, commonly known as the aardwolf, is a small, insectivorous mammal native to eastern and southern Africa and the most specialized termite-feeding member of the hyena family.
  • D. Crossarchus obscurus
    Crossarchus obscurus is a small, social mongoose species native to West African forests and savannas, known for living in cooperative family groups and foraging on invertebrates and small vertebrates.
  • E. Angolan slender mongoose
    The Angolan slender mongoose is a small, agile carnivorous mammal native to parts of southern Africa, known for its elongated body, pointed snout, and insect- and small-vertebrate-based diet.
  • 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_69ca82f816bc8190ab321c07d72208c1 completed March 30, 2026, 2:04 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cb8184788081909e9857afff629985 completed March 31, 2026, 8:10 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69cde856a6548190b46e0d8e5cda381b completed April 2, 2026, 3:53 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69cdebfc63e8819087f5c1d588b58e21 completed April 2, 2026, 4:09 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69cded77618c81909e8786ccd2f3e4b6 completed April 2, 2026, 4:15 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:03 p.m.