Varroidae
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Varroidae is a family of parasitic mites best known for including Varroa species that infest and severely impact honey bee colonies worldwide.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Varroidae canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23187329 — 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: Varroidae Context triple: [Varroa destructor, family, Varroidae]
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A.
Varanoidea
Varanoidea is a superfamily of mostly large, predatory lizards that includes monitor lizards and their close extinct and living relatives.
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B.
Valenciidae
Valenciidae is a small family of killifish-like ray-finned fishes within the order Cyprinodontiformes, known for inhabiting freshwater and brackish environments in parts of Europe.
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C.
Menidiinae
Menidiinae is a subfamily of small, silvery New World silverside fishes known from coastal and freshwater habitats in the Americas.
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D.
Cebidae
Cebidae is a family of New World monkeys that includes capuchins and squirrel monkeys, known for their intelligence and arboreal lifestyles in Central and South American forests.
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E.
Pluvianellidae
Pluvianellidae is a small bird family within the shorebird order, best known for the unique Magellanic plover of southern South America.
- 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: Varroidae Target entity description: Varroidae is a family of parasitic mites best known for including Varroa species that infest and severely impact honey bee colonies worldwide.
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A.
Varanoidea
Varanoidea is a superfamily of mostly large, predatory lizards that includes monitor lizards and their close extinct and living relatives.
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B.
Valenciidae
Valenciidae is a small family of killifish-like ray-finned fishes within the order Cyprinodontiformes, known for inhabiting freshwater and brackish environments in parts of Europe.
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C.
Menidiinae
Menidiinae is a subfamily of small, silvery New World silverside fishes known from coastal and freshwater habitats in the Americas.
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D.
Cebidae
Cebidae is a family of New World monkeys that includes capuchins and squirrel monkeys, known for their intelligence and arboreal lifestyles in Central and South American forests.
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E.
Pluvianellidae
Pluvianellidae is a small bird family within the shorebird order, best known for the unique Magellanic plover of southern South America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Varroa destructor mite