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macaque vs Old World monkey

Old World monkey vs macaque

macaque and Old World monkey both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
macaque Yes No No No
Old World monkey Yes No No No
As nouns, Old World monkey is a hypernym of macaque; that is, Old World monkey is a word with a broader meaning than macaque:
  • macaque: short-tailed monkey of rocky regions of Asia and Africa
  • Old World monkey: of Africa or Arabia or Asia; having nonprehensile tails and nostrils close together
Other hypernyms of macaque include catarrhine.
macaque (noun) Old World monkey (noun)
short-tailed monkey of rocky regions of Asia and Africa of Africa or Arabia or Asia; having nonprehensile tails and nostrils close together
Difference between macaque and Old World monkey

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