domestic cat vs Maltese

Maltese vs domestic cat

domestic cat and Maltese both are nouns.

domestic cat is not an adjective while Maltese is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
domestic cat	Yes	No	No	No
Maltese	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, Maltese is a hyponym of domestic cat; that is, Maltese is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than domestic cat:

domestic cat: any domesticated member of the genus Felis
Maltese: a term applied indiscriminately in the United States to any short-haired bluish-grey cat

Other hyponyms of domestic cat include kitty-cat, kitty, puss, pussy, pussycat, mouser, alley cat, tom, tomcat, queen, tabby, tabby, tabby cat, tiger cat, calico cat, tortoiseshell-cat, tortoiseshell, Persian cat, Angora, Angora cat, Siamese, Siamese cat, Burmese cat, Egyptian cat, Maltese cat, Abyssinian, Abyssinian cat, Manx, Manx cat.

domestic cat (noun)	Maltese (noun)
any domesticated member of the genus Felis	breed of toy dogs having a long straight silky white coat
	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

domestic cat (adjective)	Maltese (adjective)
	of or relating to the island or republic of Malta or its inhabitants

Difference between domestic cat and Maltese

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