hy·per·nym 
(hīpər-nĭm′)
(hīpər-nĭm′)n.
A word whose meaning includes the meaning of a more specific word; for example, animal is a hypernym of elephant.
[HYPER- + (-O)NYM (on the model of HYPONYM, taken as HYPO- + -nym).]
hy′per·nymic (-nĭmĭk) adj.