Hypernyms for "malacopterygian"
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Albula vulpes
anchovy
argentine
beaked salmon
bonefish
catfish
clupeid
clupeid fish
cypriniform fish
eel
gadoid
gadoid fish
Gonorhynchus gonorhynchus
greeneye
handsaw fish
king of the herring
Lampris guttatus
Lampris regius
lancet fish
lancetfish
lanternfish
lizardfish
moonfish
New World opah
oarfish
opah
order Ostariophysi
Ostariophysi
Regalecus glesne
ribbonfish
salmonid
sandfish
siluriform fish
smelt
snakefish
snake-fish
tarpon
Tarpon atlanticus
whitefish
wolffish
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.