Term: extirpation: the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence
Candidate hypernym: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) → 1
Candidate hypernym: medusa: (Greek mythology) a woman transformed into a Gorgon by Athena; she was slain by Perseus → 0
Candidate hypernym: horned puffin: northern Pacific puffin → 0
Candidate hypernym: hydroxide: a chemical compound containing the hydroxyl group → 0
Candidate hypernym: test paper: a written examination → 0
Candidate hypernym: eastern red cedar: small juniper found east of Rocky Mountains having a conic crown, brown bark that peels in shreds, and small sharp needles → 0
Candidate hypernym: photochemistry: branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical action of light → 0
Candidate hypernym: molva: ling → 0
Candidate hypernym: base hit: (baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely → 0
Candidate hypernym: naval unit: a military unit that is part of a navy → 0
Candidate hypernym: pyrrophyta: a division of lower plants comprising unicellular and biflagellate algae that form starchy compounds → 0