hyponymic.
Being a hyponym.
Meaning & usage
Being a hyponym.
The word dog is hyponymic to the word mammal.
Of or pertaining to hyponyms.
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Where this word comes from
From hyponym + -ic. By surface analysis, hyp- + -onym + -ic = hypo- + -nym + -ic.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.