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Hyponymy
Hyponymy
Question: Could you tell me the difference between hyponymy and Part/Whole
relationship?
For example, the term flower is the main category, and tulip, sunflower, and rose are the
hyponyms of flower and also types of flower.
But for the part/whole relationship, it tells you the part of something.
The flower is whole, and parts of it are petal, stalk, and leaf.
Answer: Hyponomy: tell you the kind or type of something.
For example, the term flower is the main category, and tulip, sunflower, and rose are the
hyponyms of flower and also types of flower.
But for the part/whole relationship, it tells you the part of something.
The flower is whole, and parts of it are petal, stalk, and leaf.
Question:
The following words are a mixture of hyponymy and part/whole relationship; classify
each word to the appropriate relation of fish.
Guppy, Eye, Tuna, Kingfisher, Optopus,Tail, Starfish, Hair, Feet, Elbow, Hand, Gills,
Goldfish
Ex. Bicycle(whole), the bicycle is made of many different things like pendal, seat, wheel
(part to make bicyle)