zebra vs equine

zebra and equine both are nouns.

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

As nouns, equine is a hypernym of zebra; that is, equine is a word with a broader meaning than zebra:

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

Other hypernyms of zebra include equid.

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

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