Term: pterocles: type genus of the Pteroclididae
Candidate hypernym: biological group: a group of plants or animals → 1
Candidate hypernym: picker: a person who chooses or selects out → 0
Candidate hypernym: kinetoscope: a device invented by Edison that gave an impression of movement as an endless loop of film moved continuously over a light source with a rapid shutter; precursor of the modern motion picture → 0
Candidate hypernym: dutchman's-pipe: hardy deciduous vine having large leaves and flowers with the calyx tube curved like the bowl of a pipe → 0
Candidate hypernym: gymnastics: a sport that involves exercises intended to display strength and balance and agility → 0
Candidate hypernym: blood count: the number of red and white corpuscles in a blood sample → 0
Candidate hypernym: peripeteia: a sudden and unexpected change of fortune or reverse of circumstances (especially in a literary work) → 0
Candidate hypernym: chess master: a chess player of great skill → 0
Candidate hypernym: nongovernmental organization: an organization that is not part of the local or state or federal government → 0
Candidate hypernym: study: someone who memorizes quickly and easily (as the lines for a part in a play) → 0
Candidate hypernym: unknown quantity: a factor in a given situation whose bearing and importance is not apparent → 0