hypernym

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

hypernym
    n 1: a word that is more generic than a given word [syn:
         {hypernym}, {superordinate}, {superordinate word}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

hypernym \hypernym\ n.
   a word that is more generic or more abstract than a given
   word; a word designating a class of which the given word is a
   member. Inverse of subtype and hyponym.

   Syn: superordinate, superordinate word.
        [WordNet 1.5]