parrot vs ape

parrot and ape both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
parrot	Yes	No	Yes	No
ape	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, ape is a hypernym of parrot; that is, ape is a word with a broader meaning than parrot:

Other hypernyms of parrot include aper, copycat, emulator, imitator.

parrot (noun)	ape (noun)
usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds	any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all
a copycat who does not understand the words or acts being imitated	person who resembles a nonhuman primate
	someone who copies the words or behavior of another

parrot (verb)	ape (verb)
repeat mindlessly	represent in or produce a caricature of
	imitate uncritically and in every aspect