Hypernyms for "deer"
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Alces alces
American elk
barking deer
brocket
burro deer
Capreolus capreolus
caribou
Cervus elaphus
Cervus elaphus canadensis
Cervus nipon
Cervus sika
Cervus unicolor
Dama dama
elaphure
Elaphurus davidianus
elk
European elk
fallow deer
fawn
Greenland caribou
Japanese deer
moose
Moschus moschiferus
mule deer
muntjac
musk deer
Odocoileus hemionus
Odocoileus Virginianus
pere david''s deer
pricket
Rangifer tarandus
red deer
reindeer
roe deer
sambar
sambur
sika
Virginia deer
wapiti
white tail
whitetail
whitetail deer
white-tailed deer
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.