Hypernyms for "New World sparrow"
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chipping sparrow
field sparrow
grass finch
Melospiza georgiana
Melospiza melodia
Pooecetes gramineus
song sparrow
Spizella arborea
Spizella passerina
Spizella pusilla
swamp sparrow
tree sparrow
vesper sparrow
white-crowned sparrow
whitethroat
white-throated sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
Zonotrichia leucophrys
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.