Term: myxobacteria: bacteria that form colonies in self-produced slime; inhabit moist soils or decaying plant matter or animal waste
Candidate hypernym: eubacteria: a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella → 1
Candidate hypernym: armor: protective covering made of metal and used in combat → 0
Candidate hypernym: pyorrhea: chronic periodontitis; purulent inflammation of the teeth sockets → 0
Candidate hypernym: oral stage: (psychoanalysis) the first sexual and social stage of an infant's development; the mouth is the focus of the libido and satisfaction comes from suckling and chewing and biting → 0
Candidate hypernym: ormer: an abalone found near the Channel Islands → 0
Candidate hypernym: cube: any of several tropical American woody plants of the genus Lonchocarpus whose roots are used locally as a fish poison and commercially as a source of rotenone → 0
Candidate hypernym: toxotes: type genus of the Toxotidae → 0
Candidate hypernym: butterfly effect: the phenomenon whereby a small change at one place in a complex system can have large effects elsewhere, e.g., a butterfly flapping its wings in Rio de Janeiro might change the weather in Chicago → 0
Candidate hypernym: gumboil: a boil or abscess on the gums → 0
Candidate hypernym: idle pulley: a pulley on a shaft that presses against a guide belt to guide or tighten it → 0
Candidate hypernym: medical scientist: a scientist who studies disease processes → 0