Term: hooded merganser: small North American duck with a high circular crest on the male's head
Candidate hypernym: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) → 1
Candidate hypernym: carrier: (medicine) a person (or animal) who has some pathogen to which he is immune but who can pass it on to others → 0
Candidate hypernym: dutch oven: iron or earthenware cooking pot; used for stews → 0
Candidate hypernym: spheniscidae: comprising all existing penguins → 0
Candidate hypernym: infatuation: an object of extravagant short-lived passion → 0
Candidate hypernym: nativism: the policy of perpetuating native cultures (in opposition to acculturation) → 0
Candidate hypernym: data mining: data processing using sophisticated data search capabilities and statistical algorithms to discover patterns and correlations in large preexisting databases; a way to discover new meaning in data → 0
Candidate hypernym: hutch: a cage (usually made of wood and wire mesh) for small animals → 0
Candidate hypernym: slide: a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study → 0
Candidate hypernym: conspiracy: a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot) → 0
Candidate hypernym: elapid: any of numerous venomous fanged snakes of warmer parts of both hemispheres → 0