chimpanzee |
ape |
As nouns the difference between chimpanzee and ape
is that
chimpanzee is a great ape of the genus
Pan, native to Africa, and believed by biologists to be the closest extant relative to humans while
ape is a primate of the clade Hominoidea, generally larger than monkeys and distinguished from them by having no tail.
As a verb ape is
to behave like an ape.
As an adjective ape is
wild; crazy.
ape |
chimp |
As nouns the difference between ape and chimp
is that
ape is apartment while
chimp is (informal).
As a verb chimp is
(informal|often|pejorative) to review each image on a digital camera after it is taken.
ape |
latisternal |
As a noun ape
is apartment.
As an adjective latisternal is
(zoology) having a broad breastbone, or sternum; said of anthropoid apes.
ape |
pithecoid |
As a noun ape
is apartment.
As an adjective pithecoid is
of or pertaining to the anthropoid apes.
ape |
koolokamba |
As nouns the difference between ape and koolokamba
is that
ape is apartment while
koolokamba is a west african anthropoid ape, allied to the chimpanzee and gorilla.
ape |
australopith |
As nouns the difference between ape and australopith
is that
ape is apartment while
australopith is (archaeology|anthropology|paleonotology) any of several extinct hominid primates, of the genus
australopithecus , from the pleistocene period.
As an adjective australopith is
(archaeology|anthropology|paleonotology) of or pertaining to the extinct hominid primates, of the genus
australopithecus , from the pleistocene period.
ape |
haplorrhine |
As nouns the difference between ape and haplorrhine
is that
ape is apartment while
haplorrhine is any primate of the evolved clade (half of the order) which comprises all apes (including hominoids), monkeys and even (prosimian) tarsiers.
ape |
prosimian |
As nouns the difference between ape and prosimian
is that
ape is a primate of the clade Hominoidea, generally larger than monkeys and distinguished from them by having no tail while
prosimian is a primate that is not a monkey or an ape, generally nocturnal with large eyes and ears. Such primates were formerly grouped in the suborder
suborder: Prosimii, but are now considered a paraphyletic group and not a clade.
As adjectives the difference between ape and prosimian
is that
ape is wild; crazy while
prosimian is of or from the
prosimian suborder of primates.
As a verb ape
is to behave like an ape.
ape |
dryopithecine |
As a noun ape
is apartment.
As an adjective dryopithecine is
of, or relating to, the primate genus , considered to be relatives of both humans and apes.
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