Term: puffer: any of numerous marine fishes whose elongated spiny body can inflate itself with water or air to form a globe; several species contain a potent nerve poison; closely related to spiny puffers
Candidate hypernym: vertebrate: animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium → 1
Candidate hypernym: euro: the basic monetary unit of most members of the European Union (introduced in 1999); in 2002 twelve European nations (Germany, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Greece, Austria, Finland) adopted the euro as their basic unit of money and abandoned their traditional currencies → 0
Candidate hypernym: military formation: a formation of troops → 0
Candidate hypernym: inside clinch: a clinch with the end of the line inside the loop → 0
Candidate hypernym: barbel: slender tactile process on the jaws of a fish → 0
Candidate hypernym: eight-spot: one of four playing cards in a deck with eight pips on the face → 0
Candidate hypernym: hire-purchase: installment plan → 0
Candidate hypernym: ostracism: the act of excluding someone from society by general consent → 0
Candidate hypernym: straightener: a device for straightening → 0
Candidate hypernym: ulvophyceae: alternative name for the class Chlorophyceae in some classifications → 0
Candidate hypernym: umbellales: plants having umbels or corymbs of uniovulate flowers; includes the Umbelliferae (chiefly herbs) and Cornaceae (chiefly trees or shrubs) → 0