Term: griot: a storyteller in West Africa; perpetuates the oral traditions of a family or village
Candidate hypernym: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) → 1
Candidate hypernym: crescent: any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters → 0
Candidate hypernym: movable barrier: a barrier that can be moved to allow passage → 0
Candidate hypernym: abruptio placentae: a disorder of pregnancy in which the placenta prematurely separates from the wall of the uterus → 0
Candidate hypernym: ochotonidae: pikas and extinct forms → 0
Candidate hypernym: claustrophobe: a person suffering from claustrophobia → 0
Candidate hypernym: negotiable instrument: an unconditional order or promise to pay an amount of money → 0
Candidate hypernym: hupa: a member of the Athapaskan people of the Trinity River valley in California → 0
Candidate hypernym: lemon sole: small European sole → 0
Candidate hypernym: general relativity: a generalization of special relativity to include gravity (based on the principle of equivalence) → 0
Candidate hypernym: plant louse: any of several small insects especially aphids that feed by sucking the juices from plants → 0