Hypernyms for "phylum"
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Acanthocephala
Annelida
Arthropoda
Aschelminthes
Brachiopoda
Bryozoa
Cephalochordata
Chaetognatha
Chordata
Cnidaria
Coelenterata
Craniata
Cryptophyta
Ctenophora
Cycliophora
division
Echinodermata
Ectoprocta
Endoprocta
Entoprocta
Mollusca
Nematoda
Nemertea
Nemertina
Pentastomida
Phoronida
Phoronidea
phylum Acanthocephala
phylum Annelida
phylum Arthropoda
phylum Aschelminthes
phylum Brachiopoda
phylum Bryozoa
phylum Chaetognatha
phylum Chordata
phylum Cnidaria
phylum Coelenterata
phylum Cryptophyta
phylum Ctenophora
phylum Cycliophora
phylum Echinodermata
phylum Ectoprocta
phylum Entoprocta
phylum Mollusca
phylum Nematoda
phylum Nemertea
phylum Nemertina
phylum Phoronida
phylum Platyhelminthes
phylum Pogonophora
phylum Porifera
phylum Protozoa
phylum Pyrrophyta
phylum Rotifera
phylum Sipuncula
Platyhelminthes
Pogonophora
polyzoa
Porifera
Protozoa
Pyrrophyta
Rotifera
Sipuncula
subphylum Cephalochordata
subphylum Craniata
subphylum Pentastomida
subphylum Tunicata
subphylum Urochorda
subphylum Urochordata
subphylum Vertebrata
Tunicata
Urochorda
Urochordata
Vertebrata
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.