Term: scale insect: small homopterous insect that usually lives and feeds on plants and secretes a protective waxy covering
Candidate hypernym: object: a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow → 1
Candidate hypernym: drinking: the act of consuming liquids → 0
Candidate hypernym: yaws: an infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its early stages; marked by red skin eruptions and ulcerating lesions → 0
Candidate hypernym: county line: the boundary between two counties → 0
Candidate hypernym: hygrometer: measuring instrument for measuring the relative humidity of the atmosphere → 0
Candidate hypernym: instillator: medical apparatus that puts a liquid into a cavity drop by drop → 0
Candidate hypernym: rulership: the position of ruler → 0
Candidate hypernym: paleoecology: the branch of ecology that studies ancient ecology → 0
Candidate hypernym: epileptic: a person who has epilepsy → 0
Candidate hypernym: oligopoly: (economics) a market in which control over the supply of a commodity is in the hands of a small number of producers and each one can influence prices and affect competitors → 0
Candidate hypernym: western wheatgrass: valuable forage grass of western United States → 0