anthropoid vs primate
primate vs anthropoidanthropoid and primate both are nouns.
anthropoid is an adjective but primate is not an adjective.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anthropoid | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| primate | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
primate is a hypernym of
anthropoid; that is, primate is a
word with a broader meaning than anthropoid:
- anthropoid: any member of the suborder Anthropoidea including monkeys and apes and hominids
- primate: any placental mammal of the order Primates; has good eyesight and flexible hands and feet
| anthropoid (noun) | primate (noun) |
|---|---|
| any member of the suborder Anthropoidea including monkeys and apes and hominids | any placental mammal of the order Primates; has good eyesight and flexible hands and feet |
| person who resembles a nonhuman primate | a senior clergyman and dignitary |
| anthropoid (adjective) | primate (adjective) |
|---|---|
| resembling human beings | |
| resembling apes |
Words related to "anthropoid"
Words related to "primate"
- Armand Jean du Plessis
- Cardinal Newman
- Cardinal Richelieu
- Desmond Tutu
- Duc de Richelieu
- Francisco Jimenez de Cisneros
- Gloomy Dean
- Inge
- James Usher
- James Ussher
- Jimenez de Cisneros
- John Henry Newman
- Newman
- Primates
- Richelieu
- Stefan Wyszynski
- Tutu
- Usher
- Ussher
- William Inge
- William Ralph Inge
- William of Wykeham
- Wykeham
- Wyszynski
- anthropoid
- ape
- archpriest
- eutherian
- eutherian mammal
- hierarch
- high priest
- hominid
- hominoid
- lemur
- monkey
- order Primates
- placental
- placental mammal
- prelate
- priest
- primateship
- prosimian
- simian
- tarsier
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