ape vs epigone

ape and epigone both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ape	Yes	No	Yes	No
epigone	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, epigone is a hyponym of ape; that is, epigone is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ape:

ape: someone who copies the words or behavior of another
epigone: an inferior imitator of some distinguished writer, artist, or musician

Other hyponyms of ape include epigon, parrot.

ape (noun)	epigone (noun)
any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all	an inferior imitator of some distinguished writer, artist, or musician
person who resembles a nonhuman primate
someone who copies the words or behavior of another

ape (verb)	epigone (verb)
represent in or produce a caricature of
imitate uncritically and in every aspect