Hypernyms for "sandpiper"
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Actitis hypoleucos
Actitis macularia
Bartramia longicauda
Bartramian sandpiper
Calidris canutus
Calidris Ferruginea
Calidris melanotos
Crocethia alba
curlew sandpiper
dunlin
Erolia alpina
Erolia minutilla
European sandpiper
grayback
greenshank
greyback
jacksnipe
knot
least sandpiper
pectoral sandpiper
Philomachus pugnax
red-backed sandpiper
redshank
ruff
sanderling
spotted sandpiper
stint
tattler
Tringa nebularia
Tringa totanus
upland plover
upland sandpiper
yellowlegs
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.