black-backed jackal vs jackal

black-backed jackal and jackal both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
black-backed jackal	Yes	No	No	No
jackal	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, black-backed jackal and jackal are synonyms defined as:

black-backed jackal and jackal: a jackal native to Africa with a black back

Other synonyms of black-backed jackal include Canis mesomelas.

As nouns, jackal is a hypernym of black-backed jackal; that is, jackal is a word with a broader meaning than black-backed jackal:

black-backed jackal: a jackal native to Africa with a black back
jackal: Old World nocturnal canine mammal closely related to the dog; smaller than a wolf; sometimes hunts in a pack but usually singly or as a member of a pair

black-backed jackal (noun)	jackal (noun)
a jackal native to Africa with a black back	Old World nocturnal canine mammal closely related to the dog; smaller than a wolf; sometimes hunts in a pack but usually singly or as a member of a pair
	a jackal native to Europe and Asia with a golden coat
	a jackal native to Africa with a black back
	a jackal native to Southern Africa with a stripe down its side
	a canid living in the deserts of Northern Africa related to the goldn jackal and the grey wolf