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Old World monkey vs colobus monkey

colobus monkey vs Old World monkey

Old World monkey and colobus monkey both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Old World monkey Yes No No No
colobus monkey Yes No No No
As nouns, colobus monkey is a hyponym of Old World monkey; that is, colobus monkey 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 monkey: arboreal monkey of western and central Africa with long silky fur and reduced thumbs
Old World monkey (noun) colobus monkey (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 monkey

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