Term: night snake: nocturnal prowler of western United States and Mexico
Candidate hypernym: animal: a living organism characterized by voluntary movement → 1
Candidate hypernym: afterlife: life after death → 0
Candidate hypernym: erg: a cgs unit of work or energy; the work done by a force of one dyne acting over a distance of one centimeter → 0
Candidate hypernym: potassium cyanide: a poisonous salt (KCN) used in electroplating and in photography → 0
Candidate hypernym: national guard: United States military reserves recruited by the states and equipped by the federal government; subject to call by either → 0
Candidate hypernym: tumor necrosis factor: a proinflammatory cytokine that is produced by white blood cells (monocytes and macrophages); has an antineoplastic effect but causes inflammation (as in rheumatoid arthritis) → 0
Candidate hypernym: os: a mouth or mouthlike opening → 0
Candidate hypernym: mysophobia: a morbid fear of dirt or contamination → 0
Candidate hypernym: old boy: a former male pupil of a school → 0
Candidate hypernym: sacerdotalism: a belief that priests can act as mediators between human beings and God → 0
Candidate hypernym: splitter: a taxonomist who classifies organisms into many groups on the basis of relatively minor characteristics → 0