OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 63

hyponym

/ˈhaɪpəʊ.nɪm/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
hipónimo
A more specific term; a subordinate grouping word or phrase; a term designating a subclass of another more general class described by the given word.
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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