hypernym; superordinate term
Linguistics term for a word whose meaning includes the meaning of a more specific word; e.g., 'animal' is a hypernym of 'dog'.
See also: 下位語
'Animal' is a hypernym of 'dog'.
Compound of 上位 (じょうい, 'higher rank') + 語 (ご, 'word'). A straightforward calque or translation of the English linguistic term 'hypernym'.