WordCmp.com

Old World monkey vs macaque

macaque vs Old World monkey

Old World monkey and macaque both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Old World monkey Yes No No No
macaque Yes No No No
As nouns, macaque is a hyponym of Old World monkey; that is, macaque 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
  • macaque: short-tailed monkey of rocky regions of Asia and Africa
Old World monkey (noun) macaque (noun)
of Africa or Arabia or Asia; having nonprehensile tails and nostrils close together short-tailed monkey of rocky regions of Asia and Africa
Difference between Old World monkey and macaque

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.