Term: yersinia pestis: a bacillus bacterium that causes the plague; aerosolized bacteria can be used as a bioweapon
Candidate hypernym: bacillus: aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil → 1
Candidate hypernym: bellyful: an undesirable overabundance → 0
Candidate hypernym: formicidae: ants → 0
Candidate hypernym: slate: thin layers of rock used for roofing → 0
Candidate hypernym: orderly sergeant: the first sergeant of a company; duties formerly included the conveyance of orders → 0
Candidate hypernym: well point: a perforated tube driven into the ground to collect water from the surrounding area → 0
Candidate hypernym: dotage: mental infirmity as a consequence of old age; sometimes shown by foolish infatuations → 0
Candidate hypernym: pickled herring: herring preserved in a pickling liquid (usually brine or vinegar) → 0
Candidate hypernym: flintlock: a muzzle loader that had a flintlock type of gunlock → 0
Candidate hypernym: sally lunn: a flat round slightly sweet teacake usually served hot → 0
Candidate hypernym: driving iron: (golf) the long iron with the most nearly vertical face → 0