Term: herring: commercially important food fish of northern waters of both Atlantic and Pacific
Candidate hypernym: food fish: any fish used for food by human beings → 1
Candidate hypernym: cesium 137: a radioactive isotope of cesium used in radiation therapy → 0
Candidate hypernym: epilachna: genus of ladybugs native to Mexico and Central America; both larvae and adults feed on plants → 0
Candidate hypernym: cysteine: an amino acid containing sulfur that is found in most proteins; oxidizes on exposure to air to form cystine → 0
Candidate hypernym: tragelaphus: African antelopes: kudus; bongos; nyalas; bushbucks → 0
Candidate hypernym: hemiparasite: a parasitic plant that contains some chlorophyll and therefore is capable of photosynthesis → 0
Candidate hypernym: coccus: any spherical or nearly spherical bacteria → 0
Candidate hypernym: national service: compulsory service in the military during peacetime → 0
Candidate hypernym: african hunting dog: a powerful doglike mammal of southern and eastern Africa that hunts in large packs; now rare in settled area → 0
Candidate hypernym: urban area: a geographical area constituting a city or town → 0
Candidate hypernym: west saxon: a literary dialect of Old English → 0