Term: dog: a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
Candidate hypernym: domestic animal: any of various animals that have been tamed and made fit for a human environment → 1
Candidate hypernym: southernness: the property of being to the south → 0
Candidate hypernym: polysemant: a word having more than one meaning → 0
Candidate hypernym: hangman: an executioner who hangs the condemned person → 0
Candidate hypernym: sofa: an upholstered seat for more than one person → 0
Candidate hypernym: aurora australis: the aurora of the southern hemisphere → 0
Candidate hypernym: oligodendrocyte: a cell of the oligodendroglia → 0
Candidate hypernym: settler: a clerk in a betting shop who calculates the winnings → 0
Candidate hypernym: amphibian: cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water; aquatic larvae undergo metamorphosis into adult form → 0
Candidate hypernym: iron: home appliance consisting of a flat metal base that is heated and used to smooth cloth → 0
Candidate hypernym: popillia: a genus of Scarabaeidae → 0