Hypernyms for "wading bird"
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Aramus guarauna
Aramus pictus
Balaeniceps rex
bustard
bustard quail
button quail
button-quail
Cariama cristata
chunga
Chunga burmeisteri
courlan
crane
crested cariama
flamingo
hemipode
heron
ibis
limicoline bird
limpkin
ortygan
Pedionomus torquatus
plain wanderer
rail
seriema
shoebill
shoebird
shore bird
shorebird
spoonbill
stork
trumpeter
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.