ringtail vs platyrrhinian

platyrrhinian vs ringtail

ringtail and platyrrhinian both are nouns.

ringtail is not an adjective while platyrrhinian is an adjective.

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

As nouns, platyrrhinian is a hypernym of ringtail; that is, platyrrhinian is a word with a broader meaning than ringtail:

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

Other hypernyms of ringtail include New World monkey, platyrrhine.

ringtail (noun)	platyrrhinian (noun)
an immature golden eagle	hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails
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

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

Difference between ringtail and platyrrhinian

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