Domestic cat and Domestic animal

Domestic cat noun - Any domesticated member of the genus Felis.

Domestic animal and domestic cat are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Domestic animal" instead a noun phrase "Domestic cat".

Domestic animal noun - Any of various animals that have been tamed and made fit for a human environment.

Domestic cat and domestic animal are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Domestic cat" with "Domestic animal", this phrases are similar.