Term: bacillus anthracis: a species of bacillus that causes anthrax in humans and in animals (cattle and swine and sheep and rabbits and mice and guinea pigs); can be used a bioweapon
Candidate hypernym: bacillus: aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil → 1
Candidate hypernym: black tea: fermented tea leaves → 0
Candidate hypernym: series: (electronics) connection of components in such a manner that current flows first through one and then through the other → 0
Candidate hypernym: cedar: any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars → 0
Candidate hypernym: old school tie: necktie indicating the school the wearer attended → 0
Candidate hypernym: cough drop: a medicated lozenge used to soothe the throat → 0
Candidate hypernym: skipjack: medium-sized tuna-like food fish of warm Atlantic and Pacific waters; less valued than tuna → 0
Candidate hypernym: countersink: a hole (usually in wood) with the top part enlarged so that a screw or bolt will fit into it and lie below the surface → 0
Candidate hypernym: time scale: an arrangement of events used as a measure of duration → 0
Candidate hypernym: transmission shaft: rotating shaft that transmits rotary motion from the engine to the differential → 0
Candidate hypernym: mandaeanism: a Gnostic religion originating the 2nd and 3rd centuries that believes John the Baptist was the Messiah and that incorporates Jewish and Christian elements into a framework of dualistic beliefs → 0