grey jackal vs jackal

grey jackal and jackal both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
grey jackal	Yes	No	No	No
jackal	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, grey jackal and jackal are synonyms defined as:

grey jackal and jackal: a canid living in the deserts of Northern Africa related to the goldn jackal and the grey wolf

Other synonyms of grey jackal include African golden wolf, Canis anthus, Egyptian jackal.

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

grey jackal: a canid living in the deserts of Northern Africa related to the goldn jackal and the grey wolf
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

grey jackal (noun)	jackal (noun)
a canid living in the deserts of Northern Africa related to the goldn jackal and the grey wolf	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