Hyperonymy and Hyponymy

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• Examples of hyperonymy and hyponymy

Hyperonyms are words whose meaning is extensive. It is a general way of referring to a concept, so it includes other more specific concepts in its meaning. For example: animal is hyperonym of dog, cat, owl, horse.

Hyponyms, on the other hand, are words that have a more limited meaning. It is a specific way of referring to a concept, so it can be encompassed with another more or broad concept. For example: dog, cat, fish are hyponyms of animal.

• See also: Homonyms

Examples of hyperonymy and hyponymy

1. Hyperonym: sport. Hyponyms: soccer, volleyball, basketball, tennis, handball, golf, hockey.
2. Hyperonym: animal. Hyponyms: horse, mouse, cow, lion, hare, dove, gat
3. Hyperonym: matter. Hyponyms: language, mathematics, geography, English, history, chemistry, physics.
4. Hyperonym: musical instrument. Hyponyms: guitar, flute, harmonica, drums, bass, violin, piano, trumpet, sax.
5. Hyperonym: vegetable. Hyponyms: carrot, lettuce, onion, potato, pumpkin, pumpkin, chard, corn.
6. Hyperonym: piece of furniture. Hyponyms: table, chair, library, armchair, bookcase, dresser, coffee table.
7. Hyperonym: country. Hyponyms: Ecuador, Canada, Mexico, Germany, Italy, Spain, China, Afghanistan, Australia, Iraq.
8. Hyperonym: movie. Hyponyms: Pulp fiction, Cinema Paradiso, Back to the Future I, The Lion King, Toy Story, Harry Potter.
9. Hyperonym: Writer. Hyponyms: Stephen King, Margaret Atwood, Mario Vargas Llosa, Gabriel García Márquez, Almudena Grandes.
10. Hyperonym: song. Hyponyms: Yesterday, The end, Wonderwall, Girl (paper eyes), Satisfaction, Peperina, Of light music.
11. Hyperonym: city. Hyponyms: Istanbul, Berlin, New York, Bariloche, Budapest, Baghdad, Sydney.
12. Hyperonym: singer. Hyponyms: Norah Jones, Mick Jagger, Charly García, John Lennon, Fito Páez, Tracy Chapman, Madonna.
13. Hyperonym: capital. Hyponyms: Washington, Buenos Aires, Paris, Beijing, Tokyo, London, Madrid, Rome, Kabul, Tehran.
14. Hyperonym: organ. Hyponyms: heart, liver, kidney, lung, stomach.
15. Hyperonym: continent. Hyponyms: America, Asia, Oceania, Africa, Europe, Antarctica.
16. Hyperonym: novel. Hyponyms: 1984, To Kill the Mockingbird, Lord of the Flies, Chronicle of a Death Foretold, The Frozen Heart, Moby Dick.
17. Hyperonym: household appliance. Hyponyms: television, computer, washing machine, blender, hair dryer.
18. Hyperonym: sea. Hyponyms: Caribbean Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, Dead Sea.
19. Hyperonym: dog. Hyponyms: labrador, cocker spaniel, poodle, sausage, bulldog, pug, beagle, poodle, chihuahua.
20. Hyperonym: insect. Hyponyms: ant, bee, mosquito, cicada, lobster, termite.
21. Hyperonym: planet. Hyponyms: Earth, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter, Saturn.
22. Hyperonym: religion. Hyponyms: Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism.
23. Hyperonym: Argentine president. Hyponyms: Roca, Alvear, Menem, Illia, Kirchner, Alfonsín, Frondizi, Sarmiento.
24. Hyperonym: Greek god. Hyponyms: Apollo, Ares, Cronos, Dionisio, Hermes.
25. Hyperonym: flower. Hyponyms: carnation, violet, lily, jasmine, tulip, begonia, rose, daisy.
26. Hyperonym: farm animal. Hyponyms: pig, cow, chicken, rooster, horse.
27. Hyperonym: rock band. Hyponyms: The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, The Doors, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin.
28. Hyperonym: tree. Hyponyms: willow, ebony, baobab, apple, lemon, oak, elm, birch.
29. Hyperonym: celestial body. Hyponyms: satellite, comet, planet, meteorite, star.
30. Hyperonym: colour. Hyponyms: blue, red, yellow, orange, purple, brown, green, turquoise, magenta.
31. Hyperonym: mammal. Hyponyms: dolphin, bat, whale, cat, dog, cow, horse, elephant.
32. Hyperonym: actor. Hyponyms: Brad Pitt, Ricardo Darín, Gael García Bernal, Diego Luna, Hugh Grant.
33. Hyperonym: Disney character. Hyponyms: Pluto, Mickey, Donald Duck, Minnie, Snow White, Pocahontas.
34. Hyperonym: Blood type. Hyponyms: A positive, B negative, AB positive, 0 negative, 0 positive, B positive.
35. Hyperonym: natural satellite. Hyponyms: Moon, Phobos, Callisto, Mimas, Io, Amalthea, Ganymede, Titania, Charon.
36. Hyperonym: actress. Hyponyms: Sandra Bullock, Emma Stone, Meryl Streep, Charlize Theron, Jennifer Aniston, Penelope Cruz, Glenn Close.
37. Hyperonym: Argentine writer. Hyponyms: Alan Pauls, Adolfo Bioy Casares, Julio Cortázar, Jorge Luis Borges, Roberto Arlt, José Hernández, Eduardo Sacheri, Abelardo Castillo.
38. Hyperonym: plant. Hyponyms: birch, acal, potus, sweet potato, persimmon, ficus, fennel, laurel.
39. Hyperonym: dairy. Hyponyms: milk, cream, yogurt, cheese, curd, butter.
40. Hyperonym: taste. Hyponyms: vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, cream, lemon, banana, dulce de leche.
41. Hyperonym: herbivore. Hyponyms: panda, giraffe, cow, koala, horse, squirrel, zebra, elephant, rabbit.
42. Hyperonym: TV series. Hyponyms: Friends, The nanny, Narcos, Game of Thrones, How I met your mother, La casa de papel, Alf, El Chavo del ocho.
43. Hyperonym: Name. Hyponyms: Juan, Rosaura, Daniel, Luciana, Pedro, Lucía, André, Pablo, Pamela.
44. Hyperonym: biome. Hyponyms: jungle, desert, tundra, wetland, forest, scrub, savanna.
45. Hyperonym: renewable energy. Hyponyms: solar, wind, marine, hydroelectric, biomass, geothermal.
46. Hyperonym: musical genre. Hyponyms: rock, pop, blues, jazz, merengue, salsa, mambo, country, tango.
47. Hyperonym: work. Hyponyms: painting, bust, song, statue, poem, novel, album, movie.
48. Hyperonym: natural phenomenon. Hyponyms: tsunami, earthquake, typhoon, tidal wave, hail, rain, cyclone, avalanche, tornado, wind.
49. Hyperonym: character from the Bible. Hyponyms: Jesus, Joseph, Mary, Baptist, Abel, Jacob, Moses.
50. Hyperonym: cooking utensil. Hyponyms: fork, knife, spoon, spatula, ladle, whisk, teaspoon.
51. Hyperonym: Primo Levi's book. Hyponyms: If this is a man, The periodic system, The tegua, The sunk and the saved, If not now, when?
52. Hyperonym: European capital. Hyponyms. Paris, Madrid, Hungary, Vienna, Rome, Budapest, London.
53. Hyperonym: country in South America. Hyponyms: Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru.
54. Hyperonym: primary color. Hyponyms: blue red yellow.
55. Hyperonym: quadruped animal. Hyponyms: pig, giraffe, dog, cat, hippopotamus, lion, tiger, donkey.
56. Hyperonym: board game. Hyponyms. The game of life, T.E.G., Chess, Checkers, Trick, Monopoly.
57. Hyperonym: School supplies. Hyponyms: scissors, glue, awl, pencil, eraser, ruler, highlighter, pencil sharpener.
58. Hyperonym: Team play. Hyponyms: basketball, soccer, volleyball, handball, hockey.
59. Hyperonym: Argentine city. Hyponyms: Buenos Aires, La Plata, El Bolsón, Cipolletti, Neuquén, Las Grutas, Rosario, Mendoza, Córdoba.
60. Hyperonym: cereal. Hyponyms: rice, wheat, barley, corn, rye, sorghum, millet.
61. Hyperonym: tooth. Hyponyms: incisor, canine, molar, premolar.
62. Hyperonym: human body system. Hyponyms: circulatory system, lymphatic system, nervous system, respiratory system.
63. Hyperonym: Non perishable food. Hyponyms: oil, rice, noodles, coffee, milk powder, corn flour.
64. Hyperonym: kingdom of nature. Hyponyms: monera kingdom, protist kingdom, fungi kingdom, animal kingdom, plant kingdom.
65. Hyperonym: invertebrate. Hyponyms: snail, spider, starfish, slug, jellyfish.
66. Hyperonym: Argentine soccer team. Hyponyms: River, Boca, Lanús, Independiente, Racing, Banfield, San Lorenzo.
67. Hyperonym: wind instrument. Hyponyms: recorder, sax, bugle, trumpet, transverse flute, harmonica.
68. Hyperonym: Museum. Hyponyms: Louvre, Malba, Vatican, d'Orsay, Tate Modern.
69. Hyperonym: coin. Hyponyms: pound, dollar, peso, ruble, yuan, yen.
70. Hyperonym: literary genre. Hyponyms: novel, short story, poetry, essay.

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