Term: onchocerciasis: infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
Candidate hypernym: infestation: the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites → 1
Candidate hypernym: xerobates: possible new genus for desert and Texas tortoises based on recent research → 0
Candidate hypernym: parliamentarian: an expert in parliamentary rules and procedures → 0
Candidate hypernym: sugar cookie: cookies sprinkled with granulated sugar → 0
Candidate hypernym: sinking: a slow fall or decline (as for lack of strength) → 0
Candidate hypernym: hirsuteness: excessive hairiness → 0
Candidate hypernym: pacific newt: any of several rough-skinned newts found in western North America → 0
Candidate hypernym: corrugation: the act of shaping into parallel ridges and grooves → 0
Candidate hypernym: dinner: a party of people assembled to have dinner together → 0
Candidate hypernym: butterfly: a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down → 0
Candidate hypernym: side street: a street intersecting a main street and terminating there → 0