Taz
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Taz is the ferocious, whirlwind-spinning Tasmanian Devil from the Looney Tunes franchise, known for his grunts, growls, and insatiable appetite.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Taz canonical | 2 |
| Taz (Looney Tunes character) | 1 |
| Taz (Tasmanian Devil) (voice) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11385975 — 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: Taz Context triple: [New Looney Tunes, featuresCharacter, Taz]
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Taz
Taz is a major 17th-century halachic commentary on the Shulchan Aruch, authored by Rabbi David HaLevi Segal and highly influential in later Jewish legal works.
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B.
Taz
Taz is a music producer known for contributing to Lil Wayne’s acclaimed hip-hop album "Tha Carter II."
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C.
Taz
Taz is a retired professional wrestler and commentator best known for his intense, suplex-heavy style in ECW and WWE.
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D.
Tobo
Tobo is a small locality in eastern Sweden situated within Tierp Municipality in Uppsala County.
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E.
Tony the Landshark
Tony the Landshark is the costumed landshark character that serves as the official athletic mascot of the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss).
- 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: Taz Target entity description: Taz is the ferocious, whirlwind-spinning Tasmanian Devil from the Looney Tunes franchise, known for his grunts, growls, and insatiable appetite.
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A.
Taz
Taz is a major 17th-century halachic commentary on the Shulchan Aruch, authored by Rabbi David HaLevi Segal and highly influential in later Jewish legal works.
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B.
Taz
Taz is a music producer known for contributing to Lil Wayne’s acclaimed hip-hop album "Tha Carter II."
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C.
Taz
Taz is a retired professional wrestler and commentator best known for his intense, suplex-heavy style in ECW and WWE.
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D.
Tobo
Tobo is a small locality in eastern Sweden situated within Tierp Municipality in Uppsala County.
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E.
Tony the Landshark
Tony the Landshark is the costumed landshark character that serves as the official athletic mascot of the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Looney Tunes character
ⓘ
cartoon character ⓘ fictional character ⓘ |
| alias |
Tazmanian Devil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Tasmanian Devil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alignment | chaotic ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Looney Tunes television series
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Looney Tunes: Back in Action NERFINISHED ⓘ Space Jam NERFINISHED ⓘ Space Jam: A New Legacy NERFINISHED ⓘ Taz-Mania NERFINISHED ⓘ The Looney Tunes Show NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catchphrase | Taz hungry! ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Robert McKimson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceWork | Devil May Hare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1954 ⓘ |
| franchise |
Looney Tunes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Merrie Melodies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Tasmanian Devil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasSpinOffSeries | Taz-Mania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English (limited) ⓘ |
| movementStyle | tornado-like spinning ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
communicates with grunts and growls
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ferocious temperament ⓘ insatiable appetite ⓘ limited vocabulary ⓘ spins like a whirlwind ⓘ |
| oftenOpposes |
Bugs Bunny
NERFINISHED
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Daffy Duck NERFINISHED ⓘ Porky Pig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalMedium | animated short film ⓘ |
| ownerOfRights | Warner Bros. Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
antihero
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comic villain ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Warner Bros. Cartoons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| species | Tasmanian devil ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
children
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family ⓘ |
| universe | Looney Tunes universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visualFeature |
brown fur
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large mouth with sharp teeth ⓘ short, stocky body ⓘ |
| voiceActor |
Dee Bradley Baker
NERFINISHED
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Jim Cummings NERFINISHED ⓘ Maurice LaMarche NERFINISHED ⓘ Mel Blanc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Taz Description of subject: Taz is the ferocious, whirlwind-spinning Tasmanian Devil from the Looney Tunes franchise, known for his grunts, growls, and insatiable appetite.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Taz (Tasmanian Devil) (voice)
subject surface form:
Tasmanian devil
subject surface form:
Tasmanian devil
this entity surface form:
Taz (Looney Tunes character)