Hypernyms for "finch"
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brambling
bullfinch
bunting
canary
canary bird
cardinal
cardinal grosbeak
Cardinalis cardinalis
Carduelis cannabina
Carduelis carduelis
Carduelis cucullata
Carduelis flammea
Carduelis hornemanni
Carduelis spinus
Carpodacus mexicanus
Carpodacus purpureus
chaffinch
crossbill
Fringilla coelebs
Fringilla montifringilla
goldfinch
grosbeak
grossbeak
Hawaiian honeycreeper
honeycreeper
house finch
junco
linnet
lintwhite
Loxia curvirostra
New World goldfinch
New World sparrow
pine finch
pine siskin
purple finch
Pyrrhula pyrrhula
pyrrhuloxia
Pyrrhuloxia sinuata
red siskin
redbird
redpoll
Richmondena Cardinalis
serin
siskin
snowbird
Spinus pinus
Spinus tristis
towhee
yellowbird
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.