platyrrhinian vs ringtail

ringtail vs platyrrhinian

platyrrhinian and ringtail both are nouns.

platyrrhinian is an adjective but ringtail is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
platyrrhinian	Yes	Yes	No	No
ringtail	Yes	No	No	No

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

platyrrhinian: hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails
ringtail: monkey of Central America and South America having thick hair on the head that resembles a monk's cowl

Other hyponyms of platyrrhinian include marmoset, capuchin, Cebus capucinus, Aotus trivirgatus, douroucouli, howler, howler monkey, saki, uakari, titi, titi monkey, Ateles geoffroyi, spider monkey, Saimiri sciureus, squirrel monkey, woolly monkey.

platyrrhinian (noun)	ringtail (noun)
hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails	an immature golden eagle
	North American raccoon
	raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings
	monkey of Central America and South America having thick hair on the head that resembles a monk's cowl

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

Difference between platyrrhinian and ringtail

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