Term: zona pellucida: thick membrane around the mammalian ovum; can be penetrated by one sperm in the fertilization process; usually remains around the fertilized egg until it is implanted in the wall of the uterus
Candidate hypernym: thing: a separate and self-contained entity → 1
Candidate hypernym: eastern red-backed salamander: common salamander of eastern North America → 0
Candidate hypernym: abramis: European fishes → 0
Candidate hypernym: devotional: a short religious service → 0
Candidate hypernym: chain wrench: another name for chain tongs → 0
Candidate hypernym: point: the precise location of something; a spatially limited location → 0
Candidate hypernym: primness: excessive or affected modesty → 0
Candidate hypernym: aberration: an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image → 0
Candidate hypernym: punching bag: a person on whom another person vents their anger → 0
Candidate hypernym: callinectes: New World blue crabs → 0
Candidate hypernym: outfit: any cohesive unit such as a military company → 0