equine vs zebra

equine and zebra both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
equine	Yes	Yes	No	No
zebra	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, zebra is a hyponym of equine; that is, zebra is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than equine:

equine: hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck
zebra: any of several fleet black-and-white striped African equines

Other hyponyms of equine include Equus caballus, horse, ass, mule, hinny, Equus quagga, quagga.

equine (noun)	zebra (noun)
hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck	any of several fleet black-and-white striped African equines

equine (adjective)	zebra (adjective)
resembling a horse
of or belonging to the family Equidae