Term: filaria: slender threadlike roundworms living in the blood and tissues of vertebrates; transmitted as larvae by biting insects
Candidate hypernym: nematode: unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic → 1
Candidate hypernym: tumor suppressor gene: a suppressor gene that blocks unscheduled cell division → 0
Candidate hypernym: cookie jar: a jar in which cookies are kept (and sometimes money is hidden) → 0
Candidate hypernym: ropewalk: workplace consisting of a long narrow path or shed where rope is made → 0
Candidate hypernym: baton: a short staff carried by some officials to symbolize an office or an authority → 0
Candidate hypernym: boastfulness: outspoken conceit → 0
Candidate hypernym: mugwump: a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics) → 0
Candidate hypernym: sabbatical year: a sabbatical leave lasting one year → 0
Candidate hypernym: reinforcing stimulus: (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it → 0
Candidate hypernym: heat of solidification: heat liberated by a unit mass of liquid at its freezing point when it solidifies → 0
Candidate hypernym: pound: a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain) → 0