Hypernyms for "placental"
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aardvark
ant bear
anteater
aquatic mammal
bat
buck
bull
carnivore
chiropteran
colugo
coney
cony
cow
das
dassie
digitigrade
digitigrade mammal
doe
edentate
farm animal
Fissipedia
flying cat
flying lemur
gnawer
gnawing mammal
hoofed mammal
hyrax
insectivore
lagomorph
livestock
Orycteropus afer
pachyderm
pangolin
plantigrade
plantigrade mammal
primate
proboscidean
proboscidian
rodent
scaly anteater
stock
tree shrew
Unguiculata
unguiculate
unguiculate mammal
Ungulata
ungulate
yearling
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.