Hypernyms for "fly"
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                    abscond
                    absquatulate
                    airlift
                    balloon
                    bee fly
                    blast
                    blow fly
                    blowfly
                    bolt
                    break
                    break loose
                    buzz
                    decamp
                    defect
                    desert
                    dry fly
                    elope
                    escape
                    flare
                    flat-hat
                    flesh fly
                    flight
                    fly blind
                    fly contact
                    fly on
                    gadfly
                    get away
                    glide
                    glossina
                    go off
                    Haematobia irritans
                    hang glide
                    hedgehop
                    high-tail
                    horn fly
                    house fly
                    housefly
                    hover
                    hydroplane
                    jet
                    kite
                    lift
                    line drive
                    liner
                    make off
                    Musca domestica
                    pop fly
                    pop-fly
                    pop-up
                    rack
                    red-eye
                    run off
                    Sarcophaga carnaria
                    seaplane
                    soar
                    solo
                    stampede
                    streamer fly
                    tachina fly
                    test fly
                    Texas leaguer
                    tsetse
                    tsetse fly
                    tzetze
                    tzetze fly
                    wet fly
            
    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.