Term: rickettsia: any of a group of very small rod-shaped bacteria that live in biting arthropods (as ticks and mites) and cause disease in vertebrate hosts; they cause typhus and other febrile diseases in human beings
Candidate hypernym: eubacteria: a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella → 1
Candidate hypernym: toilet water: a perfumed liquid lighter than cologne → 0
Candidate hypernym: counter: a piece of leather forming the back of a shoe or boot → 0
Candidate hypernym: entrecote: cut of meat taken from between the ribs → 0
Candidate hypernym: dress rehearsal: a full uninterrupted rehearsal in costumes shortly before the first performance → 0
Candidate hypernym: atomic number: the order of an element in Mendeleyev's table of the elements; equal to the number of protons in the nucleus or electrons in the neutral state of an atom of an element → 0
Candidate hypernym: extraterrestrial being: a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere → 0
Candidate hypernym: american marten: valued for its fur → 0
Candidate hypernym: last mile: the last walk of a condemned person to the execution place → 0
Candidate hypernym: angiotensin ii: a potent vasopressor agent formed from angiotensin I → 0
Candidate hypernym: nosh: (Yiddish) a snack or light meal → 0