Hypernyms for "Fish"
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A. testudineus
alewife
Anabas testudineus
anchovy
angle
bony fish
bottom lurkers
bottom-dweller
bottom-feeder
brail
cartilaginous fish
chondrichthian
climbing perch
crab
eel
fingerling
food fish
game fish
gray mullet
grey mullet
haddock
hake
mouthbreeder
mullet
net fish
northern snakehead
panfish
prawn
rail
rock salmon
rough fish
salmon
scallop
schrod
scollop
scrod
seine
shad
shark
shrimp
smelt
spawner
sport fish
still-fish
stockfish
trawl
trout
young fish
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.