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colobus vs catarrhine

catarrhine vs colobus

colobus and catarrhine both are nouns.

colobus is not an adjective while catarrhine is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
colobus Yes No No No
catarrhine Yes Yes No No
As nouns, catarrhine is a hypernym of colobus; that is, catarrhine is a word with a broader meaning than colobus:
  • colobus: arboreal monkey of western and central Africa with long silky fur and reduced thumbs
  • catarrhine: of Africa or Arabia or Asia; having nonprehensile tails and nostrils close together
Other hypernyms of colobus include Old World monkey.
colobus (noun) catarrhine (noun)
arboreal monkey of western and central Africa with long silky fur and reduced thumbs of Africa or Arabia or Asia; having nonprehensile tails and nostrils close together
colobus (adjective) catarrhine (adjective)
of or related to Old World monkeys that have nostrils together and opening downward
Difference between colobus and catarrhine

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