amazon vs woman

amazon and woman both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
amazon	Yes	No	No	No
woman	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, woman is a hypernym of amazon; that is, woman is a word with a broader meaning than amazon:

Other hypernyms of amazon include adult female.

amazon (noun)	woman (noun)
mainly green tropical American parrots	women as a class
a large strong and aggressive woman	an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
	a female person who plays a significant role (wife or mistress or girlfriend) in the life of a particular man