Term: sphinx: (Greek mythology) a riddling winged monster with a woman's head and breast on a lion's body; daughter of Typhon
Candidate hypernym: imagination: the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses → 1
Candidate hypernym: alpha globulin: a globulin in blood plasma or serum that is alkaline and has great electrophoretic mobility → 0
Candidate hypernym: seabird: a bird that frequents coastal waters and the open ocean: gulls; pelicans; gannets; cormorants; albatrosses; petrels; etc. → 0
Candidate hypernym: dentine: a calcareous material harder and denser than bone that comprises the bulk of a tooth → 0
Candidate hypernym: firework: (usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames; can be used to illuminate areas or send signals etc. → 0
Candidate hypernym: polyarteritis: inflammation of several arteries → 0
Candidate hypernym: housetop: the roof of a house → 0
Candidate hypernym: air embolism: obstruction of the circulatory system caused by an air bubble as, e.g., accidentally during surgery or hypodermic injection or as a complication from scuba diving → 0
Candidate hypernym: cuban: a native or inhabitant of Cuba → 0
Candidate hypernym: creeping fern: delicate fern of the eastern United States having a twining stem and palmately-lobed sterile fronds and forked fertile fronds → 0
Candidate hypernym: tobacco mildew: fungus causing a downy mildew on growing tobacco → 0