Hypernyms for "taxon"
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Adapid
Adapid group
Amentiferae
Centrospermae
class
family
form
genus
group Amentiferae
group Centrospermae
group Pteridospermae
group Pteridospermaphyta
kingdom
monotype
Omomyid
Omomyid group
order
Phycomycetes
Phycomycetes group
phylum
Pteridospermae
Pteridospermaphyta
race
species
strain
subclass
subfamily
subgenus
subkingdom
suborder
subphylum
subspecies
superclass
superfamily
superorder
superphylum
tribe
type
var.
variant
variety
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.