Term: adapid: extinct small mostly diurnal lower primates that fed on leaves and fruit; abundant in North America and Europe 30 to 50 million years ago; their descendents probably include the lemurs; some authorities consider them ancestral to anthropoids but others consider them only cousins
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Candidate hypernym: hand truck: a handcart that has a frame with two low wheels and a ledge at the bottom and handles at the top; used to move crates or other heavy objects → 0
Candidate hypernym: kentucky derby: an annual race for three-year-old horses; held at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky → 0
Candidate hypernym: canebrake rattlesnake: southern variety → 0
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Candidate hypernym: cornet: a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves → 0
Candidate hypernym: western poison oak: poisonous shrub of the Pacific coast of North America that causes a rash on contact → 0