Denisonia superba vs elapid

Denisonia superba and elapid both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Denisonia superba	Yes	No	No	No
elapid	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, elapid is a hypernym of Denisonia superba; that is, elapid is a word with a broader meaning than Denisonia superba:

Denisonia superba: venomous but sluggish reddish-brown snake of Australia
elapid: any of numerous venomous fanged snakes of warmer parts of both hemispheres

Other hypernyms of Denisonia superba include elapid snake.

Denisonia superba (noun)	elapid (noun)
venomous but sluggish reddish-brown snake of Australia	any of numerous venomous fanged snakes of warmer parts of both hemispheres