Dormouse
E739395
The Dormouse is a sleepy, timid rodent character in Lewis Carroll’s "Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland," known for dozing off during the Mad Tea Party and telling whimsical stories.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dormouse canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8505890 — 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: Dormouse Context triple: [Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, featuresCharacter, Dormouse]
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A.
Vombatus
Vombatus is a genus of burrowing marsupials that includes the common wombat, known for its stout body, short legs, and herbivorous diet in southeastern Australia.
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B.
Squirrel
Squirrel is the teasing nickname that the character Dean Winchester is often called by the demon Crowley in the television series "Supernatural."
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C.
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."
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D.
Chinchilla
Chinchilla is a rural town in Queensland, Australia, known for its melon farming and biennial Chinchilla Melon Festival.
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E.
Vombatus ursinus
Vombatus ursinus, commonly known as the common wombat, is a burrowing herbivorous marsupial native to southeastern Australia and Tasmania, recognized for its stout body, short legs, and distinctive cube-shaped droppings.
- 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: Dormouse Target entity description: The Dormouse is a sleepy, timid rodent character in Lewis Carroll’s "Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland," known for dozing off during the Mad Tea Party and telling whimsical stories.
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A.
Vombatus
Vombatus is a genus of burrowing marsupials that includes the common wombat, known for its stout body, short legs, and herbivorous diet in southeastern Australia.
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B.
Squirrel
Squirrel is the teasing nickname that the character Dean Winchester is often called by the demon Crowley in the television series "Supernatural."
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C.
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."
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D.
Chinchilla
Chinchilla is a rural town in Queensland, Australia, known for its melon farming and biennial Chinchilla Melon Festival.
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E.
Vombatus ursinus
Vombatus ursinus, commonly known as the common wombat, is a burrowing herbivorous marsupial native to southeastern Australia and Tasmania, recognized for its stout body, short legs, and distinctive cube-shaped droppings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ rodent character ⓘ |
| adaptedIn |
film adaptations of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
ⓘ
stage adaptations of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland ⓘ television adaptations of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
ⓘ
linked to:
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
|
| appearsInChapter | A Mad Tea-Party ⓘ |
| appearsInMedium | novel ⓘ |
| appearsInSceneWith | unending tea-time ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Alice
ⓘ
Mad Hatter ⓘ
linked to:
The Mad Hatter
March Hare ⓘ |
| basedOn | real dormouse ⓘ |
| behavior |
frequently falls asleep
ⓘ
is easily frightened ⓘ |
| creator | Lewis Carroll ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | iconic character of the Mad Tea Party scene ⓘ |
| fandom | Alice in Wonderland fandom ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1865 ⓘ |
| hasDialogue | intermittent and sleepy speech ⓘ |
| inspired | various later portrayals of sleepy animal characters ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryGenre |
fantasy
ⓘ
nonsense literature ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| nationality | Wonderland inhabitant ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dozing off during the Mad Tea Party
ⓘ
telling whimsical stories ⓘ |
| oftenDepictedAs |
curled up
ⓘ
sleeping in a teapot ⓘ small ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
sleepy
ⓘ
timid ⓘ |
| relationshipToAlice | tea party companion ⓘ |
| roleInStory | supporting character ⓘ |
| setting | Mad Tea Party ⓘ |
| species | dormouse ⓘ |
| symbolism |
dreamlike state
ⓘ
drowsiness ⓘ |
| tellsStoryAbout | three sisters in a treacle well ⓘ |
| toneOfStories |
nonsensical
ⓘ
whimsical ⓘ |
| workLocation | Wonderland ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dormouse Description of subject: The Dormouse is a sleepy, timid rodent character in Lewis Carroll’s "Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland," known for dozing off during the Mad Tea Party and telling whimsical stories.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.