Term: index fossil: a fossil known to have lived in a particular geologic age that can be used to date the rock layer in which it is found
Candidate hypernym: object: a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow → 1
Candidate hypernym: cease: (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end → 0
Candidate hypernym: compatible software: application software programs that share common conventions so they can be utilized together → 0
Candidate hypernym: tineidae: clothes moths → 0
Candidate hypernym: trireme: ancient Greek or Roman galley or warship having three tiers of oars on each side → 0
Candidate hypernym: isobutylene: used also in making gasoline components → 0
Candidate hypernym: point: a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch → 0
Candidate hypernym: dendrite: short fiber that conducts toward the cell body of the neuron → 0
Candidate hypernym: needleworker: someone who does work (as sewing or embroidery) with a needle → 0
Candidate hypernym: graphologist: a specialist in inferring character from handwriting → 0
Candidate hypernym: clavicipitaceae: any of various mushrooms of the class Ascomycetes → 0