exemplar vs prodigy

exemplar and prodigy both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
exemplar	Yes	No	No	No
prodigy	Yes	No	No	No

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

Other hyponyms of exemplar include beaut, beauty, pacemaker, pacesetter, pattern.

exemplar (noun)	prodigy (noun)
something to be imitated	an impressive or wonderful example of a particular quality
	a sign of something about to happen
	an unusually gifted or intelligent (young) person; someone whose talents excite wonder and admiration