Hypernyms for "reptile family"
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Agamidae
Alligatoridae
Amphisbaenidae
Anguidae
Anniellidae
Boidae
Ceratopsidae
Chamaeleonidae
Chamaeleontidae
Chelonidae
Cheloniidae
Chelydridae
Colubridae
Crocodylidae
Crotalidae
Dermochelyidae
Dromaeosauridae
Edaphosauridae
Elapidae
Emydidae
family Agamidae
family Alligatoridae
family Amphisbaenidae
family Anguidae
family Anniellidae
family Boidae
family Ceratopsidae
family Chamaeleonidae
family Chamaeleontidae
family Chelonidae
family Cheloniidae
family Chelydridae
family Colubridae
family Crocodylidae
family Crotalidae
family Dermochelyidae
family Dromaeosauridae
family Edaphosauridae
family Elapidae
family Emydidae
family Gavialidae
family Gekkonidae
family Hadrosauridae
family Helodermatidae
family Hydrophidae
family Ichthyosauridae
family Iguania
family Iguanidae
family Iguanodontidae
family Kinosternidae
family Lacertidae
family Lanthanotidae
family Leptotyphlopidae
family Megalosauridae
family Pterodactylidae
family Pygopodidae
family Pythonidae
family Rhiptoglossa
family Scincidae
family Teiidae
family Testudinidae
family Titanosauridae
family Trionychidae
family Typhlopidae
family Varanidae
family Viperidae
family Xantusiidae
family Xenosauridae
Gavialidae
Gekkonidae
Hadrosauridae
Helodermatidae
Hydrophidae
Ichthyosauridae
Iguania
Iguanidae
Iguanodontidae
Kinosternidae
Lacertidae
Lanthanotidae
Leptotyphlopidae
Megalosauridae
Pterodactylidae
Pygopodidae
Pythonidae
Pythoninae
Rhiptoglossa
Scincidae
subfamily Pythoninae
Teiidae
Testudinidae
Titanosauridae
Trionychidae
Typhlopidae
Varanidae
Viperidae
Xantusiidae
Xenosauridae
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.