hyponym
noun/ˈhaɪpənɪm/
/ˈhaɪpənɪm/
(linguistics)- a word with a particular meaning that is included in the meaning of a more general word, for example ‘dog’ and ‘cat’ are hyponyms of ‘animal’ compare superordinate
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