Hornet
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Hornet is the stinging insect that serves as the fierce and energetic mascot for Alabama State University's athletic teams.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hornet canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11533558 — 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: Hornet Context triple: [Alabama State Hornets, mascot, Hornet]
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A.
Wasp
"Wasp" is a 1957 science fiction novel by Eric Frank Russell, best known for its satirical portrayal of psychological warfare and guerrilla tactics used by a single operative to destabilize an alien empire.
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B.
Hugo the Hornet
Hugo the Hornet is the energetic, anthropomorphic hornet mascot who represents and entertains fans of the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets.
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C.
Stinger the Yellowjacket
Stinger the Yellowjacket is the energetic yellowjacket-themed mascot representing the University of Wisconsin–Superior at its athletic events and campus activities.
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D.
Avispa
Avispa is a Japanese professional football club based in Fukuoka that competes in the J1 League.
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E.
Bee
Bee is a common English surname shared by various individuals, including the comedian and television host Samantha Bee.
- 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: Hornet Target entity description: Hornet is the stinging insect that serves as the fierce and energetic mascot for Alabama State University's athletic teams.
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A.
Wasp
"Wasp" is a 1957 science fiction novel by Eric Frank Russell, best known for its satirical portrayal of psychological warfare and guerrilla tactics used by a single operative to destabilize an alien empire.
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B.
Hugo the Hornet
Hugo the Hornet is the energetic, anthropomorphic hornet mascot who represents and entertains fans of the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets.
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C.
Stinger the Yellowjacket
Stinger the Yellowjacket is the energetic yellowjacket-themed mascot representing the University of Wisconsin–Superior at its athletic events and campus activities.
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D.
Avispa
Avispa is a Japanese professional football club based in Fukuoka that competes in the J1 League.
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E.
Bee
Bee is a common English surname shared by various individuals, including the comedian and television host Samantha Bee.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional insect character
ⓘ
university mascot ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Alabama State University athletics
ⓘ
linked to:
Alabama State University
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| associatedWith | Alabama State Hornets ⓘ |
| basedOn | hornet ⓘ |
| category |
Alabama State University
ⓘ
College sports mascots in the United States ⓘ |
| conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| describedAs | stinging insect ⓘ |
| gender | unspecified ⓘ |
| represents |
Alabama State University
ⓘ
Alabama State University athletic teams ⓘ |
| role | athletic mascot ⓘ |
| shortName | Hornet ⓘ |
| sportLevel | NCAA Division I ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
energy
ⓘ
fierceness ⓘ |
| university | Alabama State University ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Alabama State Hornets baseball team
ⓘ
linked to:
Alabama State Hornets
Alabama State Hornets football team ⓘ
linked to:
Alabama State Hornets
Alabama State Hornets men’s basketball team ⓘ
linked to:
Alabama State Hornets
Alabama State Hornets softball team ⓘ Alabama State Hornets track and field teams ⓘ
linked to:
Alabama State Hornets
Alabama State Hornets volleyball team ⓘ
linked to:
Alabama State Hornets
Alabama State Hornets women’s basketball team ⓘ
linked to:
Alabama State Hornets
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How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Hornet Description of subject: Hornet is the stinging insect that serves as the fierce and energetic mascot for Alabama State University's athletic teams.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.