hyponymy

[ hahy-pon-uh-mee ]
/ haɪˈpɒn ə mi /

noun Linguistics.

the state or quality of being a hyponym, a term that denotes a subcategory of a more general class: A relationship of hyponymy exists between “dog” and “animal.”
Compare hypernymy.

Origin of hyponymy

1950–55; hyp- + -onymy (see -onym, -y3), on the model of homonymy, synonymy

Words nearby hyponymy

hyponitrous, hyponitrous acid, hyponychium, hyponychon, hyponym, hyponymy, hypoorthocytosis, hypopancreatism, hypoparathyroidism, hypophalangism, hypopharyngeal diverticulum