Term: poliovirus: the virus causing poliomyelitis
Candidate hypernym: virus: (virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein → 1
Candidate hypernym: proto-oncogene: a normal gene that has the potential to become an oncogene → 0
Candidate hypernym: imbroglio: a very embarrassing misunderstanding → 0
Candidate hypernym: typist: someone paid to operate a typewriter → 0
Candidate hypernym: mender: a skilled worker who mends or repairs things → 0
Candidate hypernym: low st andrew's cross: low shrubby plant having yellow flowers with four petals arranged in a cross; Bermuda and southeastern United States to West Indies and eastern Mexico → 0
Candidate hypernym: lycaeon: African hunting dog → 0
Candidate hypernym: europol: police organization for the European Union; aims to improve effectiveness and cooperation among European police forces → 0
Candidate hypernym: conjurer: a witch doctor who practices conjury → 0
Candidate hypernym: vasoconstriction: decrease in the diameter of blood vessels → 0
Candidate hypernym: weapon of mass destruction: a weapon that kills or injures civilian as well as military personnel (nuclear and chemical and biological weapons) → 0