wirehair vs terrier

wirehair and terrier both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
wirehair	Yes	No	No	No
terrier	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, terrier is a hypernym of wirehair; that is, terrier is a word with a broader meaning than wirehair:

wirehair: a terrier with wiry hair
terrier: any of several usually small short-bodied breeds originally trained to hunt animals living underground

wirehair (noun)	terrier (noun)
a terrier with wiry hair	any of several usually small short-bodied breeds originally trained to hunt animals living underground