Hypernyms for "dog"
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barker
basenji
Belgian griffon
bow-wow
Brussels griffon
carriage dog
coach dog
corgi
cur
dalmatian
doggie
doggy
Great Pyrenees
griffon
hound
hunt
hunting dog
lapdog
Leonberg
Mexican hairless
mongrel
mutt
Newfoundland
Newfoundland dog
perisher
pooch
poodle
poodle dog
pug
pug-dog
puppy
quest
run down
spitz
toy
toy dog
trace
tree
Vienna sausage
Welsh corgi
working dog
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.