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Old World monkey vs colobus

colobus vs Old World monkey

Old World monkey and colobus both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Old World monkey Yes No No No
colobus Yes No No No
As nouns, colobus is a hyponym of Old World monkey; that is, colobus is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than Old World monkey:
  • Old World monkey: of Africa or Arabia or Asia; having nonprehensile tails and nostrils close together
  • colobus: arboreal monkey of western and central Africa with long silky fur and reduced thumbs
Old World monkey (noun) colobus (noun)
of Africa or Arabia or Asia; having nonprehensile tails and nostrils close together arboreal monkey of western and central Africa with long silky fur and reduced thumbs
Difference between Old World monkey and colobus

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