Hypernyms for "arthropod"
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arachnid
arachnoid
Asian horseshoe crab
centipede
class Merostomata
crustacean
eurypterid
garden centipede
garden symphilid
horseshoe crab
insect
instar
king crab
Limulus polyphemus
Merostomata
millepede
milliped
millipede
myriapod
onychophoran
pentastomid
peripatus
pycnogonid
Scutigerella immaculata
sea spider
symphilid
tardigrade
tongue worm
trilobite
velvet worm
Xiphosurus polyphemus
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.