Term: bacteroidaceae: family of bacteria living usually in the alimentary canal or on mucous surfaces of warm-blooded animals; sometimes associated with acute infective processes
Candidate hypernym: bacteria family: a family of bacteria → 1
Candidate hypernym: public debt: the total of the nation's debts: debts of local and state and national governments; an indicator of how much public spending is financed by borrowing instead of taxation → 0
Candidate hypernym: dishwasher detergent: a low-sudsing detergent designed for use in dishwashers → 0
Candidate hypernym: no man's land: an unoccupied area between the front lines of opposing armies → 0
Candidate hypernym: united states customary system: the system of weights and measures based on the foot and pound and second and pint that dates back to colonial America but differs in some respects from the British Imperial System; today in the United States this system exists side by side with the SI system → 0
Candidate hypernym: intensive care: close monitoring and constant medical care of patients with life-threatening conditions → 0
Candidate hypernym: tent peg: a peg driven into the ground to hold a rope supporting a tent → 0
Candidate hypernym: lignum vitae: hard greenish-brown wood of the lignum vitae tree and other trees of the genus Guaiacum → 0
Candidate hypernym: pipa: type genus of the Pipidae → 0
Candidate hypernym: motor hotel: a hotel for motorists; provides direct access from rooms to parking area → 0
Candidate hypernym: doormat: a mat placed outside an exterior door for wiping the shoes before entering → 0