Term: american bittern: a kind of bittern
Candidate hypernym: wading bird: any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food → 1
Candidate hypernym: bilberry: erect blueberry of western United States having solitary flowers and somewhat sour berries → 0
Candidate hypernym: pumpkin seed: the edible seed of a pumpkin → 0
Candidate hypernym: body louse: a parasitic louse that infests the body of human beings → 0
Candidate hypernym: levee: a pier that provides a landing place on a river → 0
Candidate hypernym: cadaverine: a colorless toxic ptomaine with an unpleasant odor formed during the putrefaction of animal tissue → 0
Candidate hypernym: peneus: type genus of the family Peneidae → 0
Candidate hypernym: permit: large game fish; found in waters of the West Indies → 0
Candidate hypernym: night letter: a cheaper form of telegram sent for delivery the next day → 0
Candidate hypernym: canaanitic: a group of Semitic languages → 0
Candidate hypernym: partner: a person who is a member of a partnership → 0