Triple

T7636476
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Mephitidae E172890 entity
Predicate includesGenus P1393 FINISHED
Object Mephitis
Mephitis is a genus of skunks known for their distinctive black-and-white coloration and powerful defensive spray.
E678075 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: Mephitis | Statement: [Mephitidae, includesGenus, Mephitis]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mephitis
Context triple: [Mephitidae, includesGenus, Mephitis]
  • A. Mephitidae
    Mephitidae is a family of mammals best known for skunks and their close relatives, characterized by their ability to spray a strong-smelling defensive secretion.
  • B. Ictonyx
    Ictonyx is a genus of African striped polecats and related small carnivorous mammals in the weasel family.
  • C. Mellivora
    Mellivora is a genus of mustelid mammals best known for the honey badger, a tough, omnivorous species noted for its fearless behavior.
  • D. Dolichonyx
    Dolichonyx is a small genus of New World migratory songbirds best known for the bobolink, a grassland species with distinctive plumage and long-distance migration.
  • E. Vole
    "Vole" is a French-language song by Celine Dion, known for its emotional tribute to a young girl who died of cystic fibrosis and later adapted into the English version "Fly."
  • 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: Mephitis
Triple: [Mephitidae, includesGenus, Mephitis]
Generated description
Mephitis is a genus of skunks known for their distinctive black-and-white coloration and powerful defensive spray.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mephitis
Target entity description: Mephitis is a genus of skunks known for their distinctive black-and-white coloration and powerful defensive spray.
  • A. Mephitidae
    Mephitidae is a family of mammals best known for skunks and their close relatives, characterized by their ability to spray a strong-smelling defensive secretion.
  • B. Ictonyx
    Ictonyx is a genus of African striped polecats and related small carnivorous mammals in the weasel family.
  • C. Mellivora
    Mellivora is a genus of mustelid mammals best known for the honey badger, a tough, omnivorous species noted for its fearless behavior.
  • D. Dolichonyx
    Dolichonyx is a small genus of New World migratory songbirds best known for the bobolink, a grassland species with distinctive plumage and long-distance migration.
  • E. Vole
    "Vole" is a French-language song by Celine Dion, known for its emotional tribute to a young girl who died of cystic fibrosis and later adapted into the English version "Fly."
  • 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_69c69952849881908fdcea7a93bfc307 completed March 27, 2026, 2:50 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c6faa95e488190962c23609e0890a5 completed March 27, 2026, 9:46 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c870c33ce081908df916d769fa84be completed March 29, 2026, 12:22 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c871e18b188190adeeca26c4808ed5 completed March 29, 2026, 12:27 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c872edf39c8190acc70d998df2b192 completed March 29, 2026, 12:31 a.m.
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:57 p.m.