Term: scale insect: small homopterous insect that usually lives and feeds on plants and secretes a protective waxy covering
Candidate hypernym: coccid insect: scale insects and mealybugs → 1
Candidate hypernym: scientific instrument: an instrument used by scientists → 0
Candidate hypernym: pyelogram: an X ray of the kidneys and ureters → 0
Candidate hypernym: ankle: a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus → 0
Candidate hypernym: coefficient of friction: the ratio of the weight of an object being moved along a surface and the force that maintains contact between the object and the surface → 0
Candidate hypernym: wiggle room: flexibility of interpretation or of options → 0
Candidate hypernym: spit: a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea → 0
Candidate hypernym: appointment: the act of putting a person into a non-elective position → 0
Candidate hypernym: indictment: a formal document written for a prosecuting attorney charging a person with some offense → 0
Candidate hypernym: psilophytales: Paleozoic simple dichotomously branched plants of Europe and eastern Canada including the oldest known vascular land plants → 0
Candidate hypernym: salad nicoise: typically containing tomatoes and anchovies and garnished with black olives and capers → 0