Hypernyms for "terrier"
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Airedale
Airedale terrier
Australian terrier
Bedlington terrier
Border terrier
Boston bull
Boston terrier
bull terrier
bullterrier
cairn
cairn terrier
chrysanthemum dog
Dandie Dinmont
Dandie Dinmont terrier
fox terrier
Irish terrier
Kerry blue terrier
Lhasa
Lhasa apso
Norfolk terrier
Norwich terrier
rat terrier
ratter
schnauzer
Scotch terrier
Scottie
Scottish terrier
silky terrier
Skye terrier
soft-coated wheaten terrier
Sydney silky
Tibetan terrier
West Highland white terrier
wirehair
wirehaired terrier
wire-haired terrier
Yorkshire terrier
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.