Term: heterotroph: an organism that depends on complex organic substances for nutrition
Candidate hypernym: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) → 1
Candidate hypernym: thyroxine: hormone produced by the thyroid glands to regulate metabolism by controlling the rate of oxidation in cells → 0
Candidate hypernym: combination lock: lock that can be opened only by turning dials in a special sequence → 0
Candidate hypernym: father: `Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially the Roman Catholic Church or the Orthodox Catholic Church); `Padre' is frequently used in the military → 0
Candidate hypernym: bahrainian monetary unit: monetary unit in Bahrain → 0
Candidate hypernym: muckraking: the exposure of scandal (especially about public figures) → 0
Candidate hypernym: sea anemone: marine polyps that resemble flowers but have oral rings of tentacles; differ from corals in forming no hard skeleton → 0
Candidate hypernym: crab louse: a louse that infests the pubic region of the human body → 0
Candidate hypernym: bit field: a field containing only binary characters → 0
Candidate hypernym: ottoman: a Turk (especially a Turk who is a member of the tribe of Osman I) → 0
Candidate hypernym: block: housing in a large building that is divided into separate units → 0