— hyponymous /huy pon"euh meuhs/ , adj.
/huy"peuh nim/ , n. Ling.
a term that denotes a subcategory of a more general class: "Chair" and "table" are hyponyms of "furniture." Cf. superordinate (def. 4).
[ 1960-65; HYP- + -ONYM, or as back formation from HYPONYMY ]