monkey vs platyrrhine

platyrrhine vs monkey

monkey and platyrrhine both are nouns.

monkey is not an adjective while platyrrhine is an adjective.

monkey is a verb but platyrrhine is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
monkey	Yes	No	Yes	No
platyrrhine	Yes	Yes	No	No

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

monkey: any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)
platyrrhine: hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails

Other hyponyms of monkey include catarrhine, Old World monkey, New World monkey, platyrrhinian.

monkey (noun)	platyrrhine (noun)
any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)	hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails
one who is playfully mischievous

monkey (adjective)	platyrrhine (adjective)
	of or related to New World monkeys having nostrils far apart or to people with broad noses

monkey (verb)	platyrrhine (verb)
do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly
play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly

Difference between monkey and platyrrhine

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.