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anthropoid ape vs great ape

great ape vs anthropoid ape

anthropoid ape and great ape both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
anthropoid ape Yes No No No
great ape Yes No No No
As nouns, great ape is a hyponym of anthropoid ape; that is, great ape is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than anthropoid ape:
  • anthropoid ape: any tailless ape of the families Pongidae and Hylobatidae
  • great ape: any of the large anthropoid apes of the family Pongidae
Other hyponyms of anthropoid ape include pongid, lesser ape.
anthropoid ape (noun) great ape (noun)
any tailless ape of the families Pongidae and Hylobatidae any of the large anthropoid apes of the family Pongidae
Difference between anthropoid ape and great ape

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