Hypernyms for "antelope"
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addax
Addax nasomaculatus
Adenota vardoni
Aepyceros melampus
Antilope cervicapra
black buck
blackbuck
blue bull
bongo
Boocercus eurycerus
Boselaphus tragocamelus
Damaliscus lunatus
dik-dik
eland
gazelle
gerenuk
gnu
harnessed antelope
hartebeest
Hippotragus niger
impala
koodoo
koudou
kudu
Litocranius walleri
mountain nyala
nilgai
nylghai
nylghau
oryx
pasang
puku
Raphicerus campestris
sable antelope
saiga
Saiga tatarica
sassaby
steenbok
steinbok
topi
Tragelaphus buxtoni
Tragelaphus eurycerus
waterbuck
wildebeest
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.