apery vs parody

apery and parody both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
apery	Yes	No	No	No
parody	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

Other hyponyms of apery include mockery, takeoff.

apery (noun)	parody (noun)
the act of mimicking; imitative behavior	humorous or satirical mimicry
	a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

apery (verb)	parody (verb)
	make a parody of
	make a spoof of or make fun of