Term: vulture: any of various large diurnal birds of prey having naked heads and weak claws and feeding chiefly on carrion
Candidate hypernym: bird of prey: any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals → 1
Candidate hypernym: swan: stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult → 0
Candidate hypernym: fluorescent lamp: lamp consisting of a tube coated on the inside with a fluorescent material; mercury vapor in the tube emits ultraviolet radiation that is converted to visible radiation by the fluorescent material → 0
Candidate hypernym: desperate straits: a state of extreme distress → 0
Candidate hypernym: corncob: the hard cylindrical core that bears the kernels of an ear of corn → 0
Candidate hypernym: sleep: a torpid state resembling deep sleep → 0
Candidate hypernym: indian tobacco: North American wild lobelia having small blue flowers and inflated capsules formerly used as an antispasmodic → 0
Candidate hypernym: cataract: a large waterfall; violent rush of water over a precipice → 0
Candidate hypernym: poorhouse: an establishment maintained at public expense in order to provide housing for the poor and homeless → 0
Candidate hypernym: sample distribution: items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population → 0
Candidate hypernym: hour circle: a great circle on the celestial sphere that passes through both celestial poles → 0