Siamese vs Felis domesticus

Felis domesticus vs Siamese

Siamese and Felis domesticus both are nouns.

Siamese is an adjective but Felis domesticus is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Siamese	Yes	Yes	No	No
Felis domesticus	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Felis domesticus is a hypernym of Siamese; that is, Felis domesticus is a word with a broader meaning than Siamese:

Siamese: a slender short-haired blue-eyed breed of cat having a pale coat with dark ears paws face and tail tip
Felis domesticus: any domesticated member of the genus Felis

Other hypernyms of Siamese include domestic cat, Felis catus, house cat.

Siamese (noun)	Felis domesticus (noun)
a slender short-haired blue-eyed breed of cat having a pale coat with dark ears paws face and tail tip	any domesticated member of the genus Felis
a branch of the Tai languages, spoken in central Thailand, centered in Bangkok
a native or inhabitant of Thailand

Siamese (adjective)	Felis domesticus (adjective)
of or relating to Thailand
of or relating to the languages of the Thai people
of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand or its people

Difference between Siamese and Felis domesticus

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