Term: aphaeresis: (linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in `coon' for `raccoon' or `till' for `until'
Candidate hypernym: omission: any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases → 1
Candidate hypernym: conflict: opposition in a work of drama or fiction between characters or forces (especially an opposition that motivates the development of the plot) → 0
Candidate hypernym: hindu calendar: the lunisolar calendar governing the religious life of Hindus; an extra month is inserted after every month in which there are two new moons (once every three years) → 0
Candidate hypernym: palinurus: type genus of the family Palinuridae → 0
Candidate hypernym: yagi: a sharply directional antenna → 0
Candidate hypernym: psittacus: type genus of the Psittacidae: usually restricted to the African grey → 0
Candidate hypernym: leptinotarsa: Colorado potato beetles → 0
Candidate hypernym: phoenicopteridae: flamingos → 0
Candidate hypernym: mastic: a pasty cement used as an adhesive or filler → 0
Candidate hypernym: balanus: type genus of the family Balanidae → 0
Candidate hypernym: grand opera: opera in which all the text is sung → 0