Term: culex: type genus of the Culicidae: widespread genus of mosquitoes distinguished by holding the body parallel to the resting surface
Candidate hypernym: arthropod genus: a genus of arthropods → 1
Candidate hypernym: archangel: an angel ranked above the highest rank in the celestial hierarchy → 0
Candidate hypernym: invention: a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation → 0
Candidate hypernym: cartesian coordinate: one of the coordinates in a system of coordinates that locates a point on a plane or in space by its distance from two lines or three planes respectively; the two lines or the intersections of the three planes are the coordinate axes → 0
Candidate hypernym: stick: threat of a penalty → 0
Candidate hypernym: safety lamp: an oil lamp that will not ignite flammable gases (methane) → 0
Candidate hypernym: dwarfishness: smallness of stature → 0
Candidate hypernym: interstellar medium: interstellar space including streams of protons moving from the stars → 0
Candidate hypernym: landing party: a part of a ship's company organized for special duties ashore → 0
Candidate hypernym: south american: a native or inhabitant of South America → 0
Candidate hypernym: gutierrezia: sticky perennial herbs and subshrubs of western North America and warm South America → 0