n. A more specific term; a subordinate grouping word or phrase.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. a word that is more specific (less abstract) than a given word; a term designating a class which is a subtype of the given word; a subcategory; a subtype. Inverse of hypernym.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A systematic name applied to an undetermined group of animals or plants, and thus not fully or finally established.
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n. a word that is more specific than a given word
Word Usage
"Automatic Thesaurus Generation Hearst (1992) presents an algorithm that can automatically generate a thesaurus or dictionary: Learning hyponym, meronym relations and more."