meronym
/ (ˈmɛrəʊˌnɪm) /
noun
a part of something used to refer to the whole, such as faces meaning people, as in they've seen a lot of faces come and go
Word Origin for meronym
from Greek
meros part +
onuma name
Words nearby meronym
meroite,
meromelia,
meromicrosomia,
meromorphic,
meromyosin,
meronym,
merope,
meropia,
meroplankton,
merops,
merorachischisis