Term: tensor tympani: a small muscle in the middle ear that tenses to protect the eardrum
Candidate hypernym: muscle: one of the contractile organs of the body → 1
Candidate hypernym: androgen: male sex hormone that is produced in the testes and responsible for typical male sexual characteristics → 0
Candidate hypernym: analogy: drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect → 0
Candidate hypernym: major-general: a general officer ranking above a brigadier general and below a lieutenant general → 0
Candidate hypernym: ape-man: a person assumed to have been raised by apes → 0
Candidate hypernym: wirehair: a terrier with wiry hair → 0
Candidate hypernym: air sac: any of the thin-walled extensions of the tracheae of insects → 0
Candidate hypernym: lithia water: mineral water containing lithium salts → 0
Candidate hypernym: pygmy marmoset: the smallest monkey; of tropical forests of the Amazon → 0
Candidate hypernym: bimillennium: a span of 2000 years → 0
Candidate hypernym: basal metabolic rate: the rate at which heat is produced by an individual in a resting state → 0