Term: saprophyte: an organism that feeds on dead organic matter especially a fungus or bacterium
Candidate hypernym: organism: a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently → 1
Candidate hypernym: test pilot: a pilot hired to fly experimental airplanes through maneuvers designed to test them → 0
Candidate hypernym: melolonthid beetle: any of various beetles of the family (or subfamily) Melolonthidae → 0
Candidate hypernym: ventral root: one of two the two roots of a spinal nerve that passes ventrally from the spinal cord and that consists of motor fibers → 0
Candidate hypernym: basiliscus: a reptile genus of Iguanidae → 0
Candidate hypernym: cardiopulmonary resuscitation: an emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration; the first treatment for a person who has collapsed and has no pulse and has stopped breathing; attempts to restore circulation of the blood and prevent death or brain damage due to lack of oxygen → 0
Candidate hypernym: twenty-two: a .22 caliber firearm (pistol or rifle) → 0
Candidate hypernym: text: the words of something written → 0
Candidate hypernym: deification: the condition of being treated like a god → 0
Candidate hypernym: diagonal matrix: a square matrix with all elements not on the main diagonal equal to zero → 0
Candidate hypernym: carrier pigeon: a homing pigeon used to carry messages → 0