The difference between Monkey and Primate
When used as nouns, monkey means any member of the clade simiiformes not also of the clade hominoidea containing humans and apes, from which they are usually, but not universally, distinguished by smaller size, a tail, and cheek pouches, whereas primate means a mammal of the order primates, including simians and prosimians.
Monkey is also verb with the meaning: to meddle.
check bellow for the other definitions of Monkey and Primate
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Monkey as a noun:
Any member of the clade Simiiformes not also of the clade Hominoidea containing humans and apes, from which they are usually, but not universally, distinguished by smaller size, a tail, and cheek pouches.
Examples:
"He had been visiting an area zoo when a monkey swung from its tree perch, swiped his glasses and hurled them into a hippo hole."
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Monkey as a noun (informal):
Any nonhuman primate, including apes.
Examples:
"Chimpanzees are known to form bands to hunt and kill other monkeys."
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Monkey as a noun (informal):
A mischievous child.
Examples:
"Stop misbehaving, you little monkey!"
"She's a cheeky monkey."
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Monkey as a noun:
A dance move popular in the 1960s.
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Monkey as a noun (British, slang):
Five hundred pounds sterling.
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Monkey as a noun (slang):
A person or the role of the person on the sidecar platform of a motorcycle involved in sidecar racing.
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Monkey as a noun (slang):
A person with minimal intelligence and/or an unattractive appearance
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Monkey as a noun (blackjack):
A face card.
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Monkey as a noun (slang):
A menial employee who does a repetitive job, as in code monkey, grease monkey, phone monkey, powder monkey.
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Monkey as a noun:
The weight or hammer of a pile driver; a heavy mass of iron, which, being raised high, falls on the head of the pile, and drives it into the earth; the falling weight of a drop hammer used in forging.
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Monkey as a noun:
A small trading vessel of the sixteenth century.
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Monkey as a noun (slang):
A drug habit; an addiction; a compulsion.
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Monkey as a verb (informal):
To meddle; to mess with
Examples:
"Please don't monkey with the controls if you don't know what you're doing."
"synonyms: interfere fiddle"
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Primate as a noun (zoology):
A mammal of the order Primates, including simians and prosimians.
Examples:
"'Primates range from lemurs to gorillas."
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Primate as a noun (informal):
A simian anthropoid; an ape, human or monkey.
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Primate as a noun (ecclesiastical):
In the Catholic Church, a rare title conferred to or claimed by the sees of certain archbishops, or the highest-ranking bishop of a present or historical, usually political circumscription.
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Primate as a noun (ecclesiastical):
In the Anglican Church, an archbishop, or the highest-ranking bishop of an ecclesiastic province.