Hyponym
//ˈhaɪ.poʊ.nɪm//
"Hyponym" in a Sentence (2 examples)
The words “dog”, “cat”, and “horse” are hyponyms of “animal” because dogs, cats, and horses are types of animal.
Woman itself has as other hyponyms, sculptress and waitress, but is itself a hyponym of adult.
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