Term: whale shark: large spotted shark of warm surface waters worldwide; resembles a whale and feeds chiefly on plankton
Candidate hypernym: elasmobranch: any of numerous fishes of the class Chondrichthyes characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton and placoid scales: sharks; rays; skates → 1
Candidate hypernym: company man: an employee whose first loyalty is to the company rather than to fellow workers → 0
Candidate hypernym: citrophilous mealybug: destructive especially to citrus → 0
Candidate hypernym: mink: the expensive fur of a mink → 0
Candidate hypernym: oboe: a slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece → 0
Candidate hypernym: intelligence: the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience → 0
Candidate hypernym: ghoul: an evil spirit or ghost → 0
Candidate hypernym: noruz: (Persian) the new year holiday in Iran and Azerbaijan and Afghanistan and Pakistan and parts of India and among the Kurds; comes at the vernal equinox → 0
Candidate hypernym: free state: any state prohibiting slavery prior to the American Civil War → 0
Candidate hypernym: day: the recurring hours when you are not sleeping (especially those when you are working) → 0
Candidate hypernym: greater kudu: a variety of kudu → 0