Term: nictitating membrane: a protective fold of skin in the eyes of reptiles and birds and some mammals
Candidate hypernym: protective fold: a flap of tissue that protects what it covers → 1
Candidate hypernym: engineer: the operator of a railway locomotive → 0
Candidate hypernym: press conference: a conference at which press and tv reporters ask questions of a politician or other celebrity → 0
Candidate hypernym: gasterophilidae: horse botflies → 0
Candidate hypernym: graining: a texture like that of wood → 0
Candidate hypernym: ugliness: qualities of appearance that do not give pleasure to the senses → 0
Candidate hypernym: day school: a school giving instruction during the daytime → 0
Candidate hypernym: coolant system: a cooling system that uses a fluid to transfer heat from one place to another → 0
Candidate hypernym: seduction: enticing someone astray from right behavior → 0
Candidate hypernym: criticism: a serious examination and judgment of something → 0
Candidate hypernym: gun muzzle: the open circular discharging end of a gun → 0