Domestic cat and Domesticated animal

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

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

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

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