Term: genus leptospira: very slender aerobic spirochetes; free-living or parasitic in mammals
Candidate hypernym: bacteria genus: a genus of bacteria → 1
Candidate hypernym: parenthesis: either of two punctuation marks (or) used to enclose textual material → 0
Candidate hypernym: cot: a small bed that folds up for storage or transport → 0
Candidate hypernym: short list: a list of applicants winnowed from a longer list who have been deemed suitable and from which the successful person will be chosen → 0
Candidate hypernym: hibiscus: any plant of the genus Hibiscus → 0
Candidate hypernym: home folk: folks from your own home town → 0
Candidate hypernym: cling: fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit → 0
Candidate hypernym: linkboy: (formerly) an attendant hired to carry a torch for pedestrians in dark streets → 0
Candidate hypernym: whistle stop: a small railway station between the principal stations or a station where the train stops only on a signal → 0
Candidate hypernym: confirmation: a ceremony held in the synagogue (usually at Pentecost) to admit as adult members of the Jewish community young men and women who have successfully completed a course of study in Judaism → 0
Candidate hypernym: asian tiger mosquito: striped native of Japan thriving in southwestern and midwestern United States and spreading to the Caribbean; potential carrier of serious diseases → 0