monitor vs African monitor

African monitor vs monitor

monitor and African monitor both are nouns.

monitor is a verb but African monitor is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
monitor	Yes	No	Yes	No
African monitor	Yes	No	No	No

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

monitor: any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa and Asia and Australia; fabled to warn of crocodiles
African monitor: destroys crocodile eggs

Other hyponyms of monitor include Varanus niloticus, dragon lizard, giant lizard, Komodo dragon, Komodo lizard, Varanus komodoensis.

monitor (noun)	African monitor (noun)
any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa and Asia and Australia; fabled to warn of crocodiles	destroys crocodile eggs
a piece of electronic equipment that keeps track of the operation of a system continuously and warns of trouble
electronic equipment that is used to check the quality or content of electronic transmissions
display produced by a device that takes signals and displays them on a television screen or a computer monitor
someone who gives a warning so that a mistake can be avoided
someone who supervises (an examination)

monitor (verb)	African monitor (verb)
keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance
check, track, or observe by means of a receiver

Difference between monitor and African monitor

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