Hypernyms for "Fox"
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Alopex lagopus
amaze
Arctic fox
baffle
beat
bewilder
demoralize
disorient
disorientate
dumbfound
flummox
get
gravel
gray fox
grey fox
kit fox
mystify
nonplus
perplex
pose
prairie fox
puzzle
red fox
Reynard
snooker
stick
stupefy
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
vex
vixen
Vulpes fulva
Vulpes macrotis
Vulpes velox
Vulpes vulpes
white fox
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.