Bovinae
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Bovinae is a subfamily of large hoofed mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, and related species commonly known as bovines.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bovinae canonical | 13 |
| subfamily Bovinae | 2 |
| Bovini | 1 |
| Bovini (sensu lato) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T774092 — 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: Bovinae Context triple: [Bovidae, includesSubfamily, Bovinae]
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A.
Bovidae
Bovidae is a large family of hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes antelopes, sheep, goats, and cattle, characterized by permanent bony horns and typically complex social behavior.
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B.
Ruminantia
Ruminantia is a suborder of hoofed, herbivorous mammals that digest plant material through rumination, including animals such as deer, cattle, goats, and antelopes.
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C.
Giraffidae
Giraffidae is a family of long-necked, even-toed ungulate mammals that includes giraffes and okapis.
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D.
Tragulidae
Tragulidae is a family of small, primitive, deer-like mammals known as chevrotains or mouse deer, found in parts of Africa and Asia.
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E.
Cervidae
Cervidae is the biological family of hoofed ruminant mammals commonly known as deer, which includes species such as elk, moose, reindeer, and mule deer.
- 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: Bovinae Target entity description: Bovinae is a subfamily of large hoofed mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, and related species commonly known as bovines.
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A.
Bovidae
Bovidae is a large family of hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes antelopes, sheep, goats, and cattle, characterized by permanent bony horns and typically complex social behavior.
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B.
Ruminantia
Ruminantia is a suborder of hoofed, herbivorous mammals that digest plant material through rumination, including animals such as deer, cattle, goats, and antelopes.
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C.
Giraffidae
Giraffidae is a family of long-necked, even-toed ungulate mammals that includes giraffes and okapis.
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D.
Tragulidae
Tragulidae is a family of small, primitive, deer-like mammals known as chevrotains or mouse deer, found in parts of Africa and Asia.
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E.
Cervidae
Cervidae is the biological family of hoofed ruminant mammals commonly known as deer, which includes species such as elk, moose, reindeer, and mule deer.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
taxon
ⓘ
taxonomic subfamily ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName | bovines ⓘ |
| diet |
browsing on leaves
ⓘ
grazing on grasses ⓘ |
| domesticatedMembers |
Bos grunniens
ⓘ
Bos indicus ⓘ Bos taurus ⓘ Bubalus bubalis ⓘ
linked to:
Bubalus
|
| ecologicalRole | large herbivores ⓘ |
| family | Bovidae ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
cloven hooves
ⓘ
complex four-chambered stomach ⓘ even-toed ungulates ⓘ herbivorous diet ⓘ large-bodied mammals ⓘ ruminants ⓘ typically horned ⓘ |
| includesCommonName |
bison
ⓘ
buffalo ⓘ cattle ⓘ eland ⓘ gaur ⓘ kudu ⓘ nilgai ⓘ yak ⓘ |
| includesTaxon |
Bison
ⓘ
Bos ⓘ Boselaphus ⓘ Bubalus ⓘ Pseudoryx ⓘ Syncerus ⓘ Taurotragus ⓘ Tetracerus ⓘ Tragelaphus ⓘ |
| infraorder | Pecora ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| order | Artiodactyla ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Bovidae ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproductiveMode | viviparous ⓘ |
| superfamily | Bovoidea ⓘ |
| taxonRank | subfamily ⓘ |
| typicalHabitat |
grasslands
ⓘ
savannas ⓘ woodlands ⓘ |
| usedFor |
draft power
ⓘ
hides and leather ⓘ meat production ⓘ milk production ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Bovinae Description of subject: Bovinae is a subfamily of large hoofed mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, and related species commonly known as bovines.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Bovinae
linked to: Bovinae