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Maltese vs house cat

house cat vs Maltese

Maltese and house cat both are nouns.

Maltese is an adjective but house cat is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Maltese Yes Yes No No
house cat Yes No No No
As nouns, house cat is a hypernym of Maltese; that is, house cat is a word with a broader meaning than Maltese:
  • Maltese: a term applied indiscriminately in the United States to any short-haired bluish-grey cat
  • house cat: any domesticated member of the genus Felis
Other hypernyms of Maltese include domestic cat, Felis catus, Felis domesticus.
Maltese (noun) house cat (noun)
breed of toy dogs having a long straight silky white coat any domesticated member of the genus Felis
a term applied indiscriminately in the United States to any short-haired bluish-grey cat
the national language of the Republic of Malta; a Semitic language derived from Arabic but with many loan words from Italian, Spanish, and Norman-French
a native or inhabitant of Malta
Maltese (adjective) house cat (adjective)
of or relating to the island or republic of Malta or its inhabitants
Difference between Maltese and house cat

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