Hypernyms for "amphibian genus"
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Acris
Alytes
Ambystoma
Aneides
Ascaphus
Batrachoseps
Bombina
Cryptobranchus
Desmograthus
Eleutherodactylus
family Proteidae
Gastrophryne
genus Acris
genus Alytes
genus Ambystoma
genus Amphiuma
genus Aneides
genus Ascaphus
genus Batrachoseps
genus Bombina
genus Bufo
genus Cryptobranchus
genus Desmograthus
genus Dicamptodon
genus Eleutherodactylus
genus Gastrophryne
genus Hydromantes
genus Hyla
genus Hylactophryne
genus Hynerpeton
genus Hypopachus
genus Ichthyostega
genus Leiopelma
genus Leptodactylus
genus Liopelma
genus Megalobatrachus
genus Necturus
genus Notophthalmus
genus Pipa
genus Plethodon
genus Polypedates
genus Proteus
genus Pseudacris
genus Pternohyla
genus Rana
genus Rhyacotriton
genus Salamandra
genus Scaphiopus
genus Siren
genus Taricha
genus Triturus
genus Xenopus
Hydromantes
Hyla
Hylactophryne
Hynerpeton
Hypopachus
Leiopelma
Leptodactylus
Liopelma
Megalobatrachus
Necturus
Notophthalmus
Pipa
Plethodon
Polypedates
Proteidae
Proteus
Pseudacris
Pternohyla
Rana
Rhyacotriton
Salamandra
Scaphiopus
Taricha
Triturus
Xenopus
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.