cousin vs cousin-german

cousin and cousin-german both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cousin	Yes	No	No	No
cousin-german	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, cousin and cousin-german are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of cousin include first cousin, full cousin.

cousin (noun)	cousin-german (noun)
the child of your aunt or uncle	the child of your aunt or uncle