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A square IS a special case of a parallelogram.
Oh, there's a lot! Rhombus, square, rectangle, and parallelogram...
A square has four equal sides. A parallelogram can also have four equal sides, but not always. (A square is also a type of parallelogram, but not the only one that can have four equal sides.
Yes, a square is a parallelogram, but we'd call it a "special type" of parallelogram.A square is also a special type of rectangle, rhombus, and quadrilateral.Properties of a parallelogram:Interior angles add up to 360 degreesExterior angles add up to 360 degreesOpposite sides are congruentOpposite sides are parallelOpposite angles are congruentAdjacent angles are supplementaryDiagonal midpoints make perpendicular linesA square satisfies all of those requirements.
A parallelogram is a 4-sided figure whose opposite sides are parallel. and opposite angles are the same. The opposite sides of a rhombus are parallel, therefore it's a parallelogram. Its sides also happen to be all the same length, which isn't required in a parallelogram, and that's why it's a special kind of parallelogram and has a special name. However, a parallelogram is NOT a rhombus!