interface Animal { x } interface TallThing { x2 } interface Giraffe extends Animal, TallThing { y } var f2: (x: T, y: T) => void; var g2: (a: Animal, t: TallThing) => void; g2 = f2; // While neither Animal nor TallThing satisfy the constraint, T is at worst a Giraffe and compatible with both via covariance. var h2: (a1: Animal, a2: Animal) => void; h2 = f2; // Animal does not satisfy the constraint, but T is at worst a Giraffe and compatible with Animal via covariance.