Cat of Many Tails
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Cat of Many Tails is a 1949 Ellery Queen mystery novel centered on a series of strangulation murders in New York City, often cited as an early and influential example of the modern serial-killer detective story.
All labels observed (1)
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| Cat of Many Tails canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20663406 — 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: Cat of Many Tails Context triple: [Ellery Queen, notableWork, Cat of Many Tails]
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A.
A Dream of a Thousand Cats
A Dream of a Thousand Cats is a short story from Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman that follows a prophetic feline’s vision of an alternate reality where cats once ruled the world and might do so again if enough of them share the same dream.
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B.
The Master Cat
The Master Cat, better known as "Puss in Boots," is a classic European fairy tale about a clever, boot-wearing cat who uses trickery and wit to secure wealth and status for his low-born master.
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C.
The Cat About Town
The Cat About Town is a distinguished, portly, and impeccably dressed feline character from T.S. Eliot’s “Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats,” known for frequenting gentlemen’s clubs and living a life of refined leisure.
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D.
The King of Cats
The King of Cats is a celebrated painting by French-Polish modern artist Balthus, depicting a self-possessed, enigmatic figure alongside a cat in a surreal, dreamlike interior.
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E.
The Mystery Cat
The Mystery Cat is the epithet of Macavity, the elusive master-criminal feline from T. S. Eliot’s "Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats."
- 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: Cat of Many Tails Target entity description: Cat of Many Tails is a 1949 Ellery Queen mystery novel centered on a series of strangulation murders in New York City, often cited as an early and influential example of the modern serial-killer detective story.
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A.
A Dream of a Thousand Cats
A Dream of a Thousand Cats is a short story from Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman that follows a prophetic feline’s vision of an alternate reality where cats once ruled the world and might do so again if enough of them share the same dream.
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B.
The Master Cat
The Master Cat, better known as "Puss in Boots," is a classic European fairy tale about a clever, boot-wearing cat who uses trickery and wit to secure wealth and status for his low-born master.
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C.
The Cat About Town
The Cat About Town is a distinguished, portly, and impeccably dressed feline character from T.S. Eliot’s “Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats,” known for frequenting gentlemen’s clubs and living a life of refined leisure.
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D.
The King of Cats
The King of Cats is a celebrated painting by French-Polish modern artist Balthus, depicting a self-possessed, enigmatic figure alongside a cat in a surreal, dreamlike interior.
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E.
The Mystery Cat
The Mystery Cat is the epithet of Macavity, the elusive master-criminal feline from T. S. Eliot’s "Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats."
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.