Hypernyms for "acanthopterygian"
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allmouth
angler
angler fish
anglerfish
anomalops
barracuda
batfish
boarfish
Capros aper
dory
dragonet
flashlight fish
flatfish
frogfish
goosefish
launce
Lophius Americanus
lotte
monkfish
Opsanus tau
percoid
percoid fish
percoidean
Photoblepharon palpebratus
plectognath
plectognath fish
prickleback
remora
sand eel
sand lance
sand launce
sargassum fish
scorpaenoid
scorpaenoid fish
silverside
silversides
squirrelfish
stickleback
suckerfish
sucking fish
toadfish
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.