American buffalo
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The American buffalo, commonly known as the American bison, is a large, iconic North American mammal historically central to the culture and survival of many Indigenous peoples and once dominant on the Great Plains.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| American buffalo canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22312097 — 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: American buffalo Context triple: [Buffalo County, South Dakota, namedAfter, American buffalo]
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A.
Bullmoose
"Bullmoose" is the B-side track to Bobby Darin's hit 1959 single "Dream Lover," known among collectors and fans of early rock and roll.
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B.
Buffaloes
Buffaloes is the nickname of the Orix Buffaloes, a professional baseball team in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball league.
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C.
Rumble the Bison
Rumble the Bison is the energetic, anthropomorphic bison mascot who entertains fans at Oklahoma City Thunder basketball games.
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D.
Bison
Bison is the mascot and athletics nickname representing Bucknell University's sports teams.
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E.
Bison
Bison is the official mascot of Howard University, symbolizing the institution’s strength, resilience, and historic legacy.
- 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: American buffalo Target entity description: The American buffalo, commonly known as the American bison, is a large, iconic North American mammal historically central to the culture and survival of many Indigenous peoples and once dominant on the Great Plains.
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A.
Bullmoose
"Bullmoose" is the B-side track to Bobby Darin's hit 1959 single "Dream Lover," known among collectors and fans of early rock and roll.
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B.
Buffaloes
Buffaloes is the nickname of the Orix Buffaloes, a professional baseball team in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball league.
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C.
Rumble the Bison
Rumble the Bison is the energetic, anthropomorphic bison mascot who entertains fans at Oklahoma City Thunder basketball games.
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D.
Bison
Bison is the mascot and athletic nickname for North Dakota State University's sports teams, symbolizing strength and resilience.
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E.
Bison
Bison is the mascot and athletics nickname representing Bucknell University's sports teams.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.