racer vs animal

racer and animal both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
racer	Yes	No	No	No
animal	Yes	Yes	No	No

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

Other hypernyms of racer include animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna.

racer (noun)	animal (noun)
an animal that races	a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
slender fast-moving North American snakes
a fast car that competes in races
someone who drives racing cars at high speeds

racer (adjective)	animal (adjective)
	marked by the appetites and passions of the body