animal black vs char

animal black and char both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
animal black	Yes	No	No	No
char	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, char is a hypernym of animal black; that is, char is a word with a broader meaning than animal black:

animal black: black substance containing char in the form of carbonized bone; used as a black pigment
char: a charred substance

animal black (noun)	char (noun)
black substance containing char in the form of carbonized bone; used as a black pigment	any of several small trout-like fish of the genus Salvelinus
	a human female employed to do housework
	a charred substance

animal black (verb)	char (verb)
	burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color
	burn to charcoal