Culicidae
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Culicidae is the biological family of mosquitoes, a group of small, flying insects known for their blood-feeding habits and role as vectors of many human and animal diseases.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Culicidae canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16441773 — 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: Culicidae Context triple: [Culex, family, Culicidae]
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A.
Culex mosquitoes
Culex mosquitoes are a widespread genus of mosquitoes known for transmitting various diseases to humans, including the parasitic worm Wuchereria bancrofti that causes lymphatic filariasis.
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B.
Mansonia mosquitoes
Mansonia mosquitoes are a genus of blood-feeding mosquitoes known for transmitting certain filarial parasites that cause lymphatic filariasis in humans.
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C.
Culicomorpha
Culicomorpha is an infraorder of small, mostly aquatic or semi-aquatic flies that includes mosquitoes, black flies, and related blood-feeding and non-biting species.
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D.
Mosquitoes
"Mosquitoes" is a play by British dramatist Lucy Kirkwood that intertwines family drama with themes of science, grief, and the ethical implications of modern physics.
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E.
Aedes Castoris
Aedes Castoris is the Latin name for the ancient Roman Temple of Castor and Pollux in the Roman Forum, dedicated to the mythological twin brothers.
- 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: Culicidae Target entity description: Culicidae is the biological family of mosquitoes, a group of small, flying insects known for their blood-feeding habits and role as vectors of many human and animal diseases.
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A.
Culex mosquitoes
Culex mosquitoes are a widespread genus of mosquitoes known for transmitting various diseases to humans, including the parasitic worm Wuchereria bancrofti that causes lymphatic filariasis.
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B.
Mansonia mosquitoes
Mansonia mosquitoes are a genus of blood-feeding mosquitoes known for transmitting certain filarial parasites that cause lymphatic filariasis in humans.
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C.
Culicomorpha
Culicomorpha is an infraorder of small, mostly aquatic or semi-aquatic flies that includes mosquitoes, black flies, and related blood-feeding and non-biting species.
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D.
Mosquitoes
"Mosquitoes" is a play by British dramatist Lucy Kirkwood that intertwines family drama with themes of science, grief, and the ethical implications of modern physics.
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E.
Aedes Castoris
Aedes Castoris is the Latin name for the ancient Roman Temple of Castor and Pollux in the Roman Forum, dedicated to the mythological twin brothers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Culex mosquitoes
subject linked to:
Anopheles mosquitoes
subject linked to:
Aedes aegypti mosquito
subject linked to:
Mansonia mosquitoes