Domestic cat and Maltese cat

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

Maltese cat and domestic cat are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "Maltese cat" with "Domestic cat", this phrases are similar.

Maltese cat noun - A term applied indiscriminately in the United States to any short-haired bluish-grey cat.

Domestic cat and Maltese cat are semantically related. You can use "Domestic cat" instead a noun phrase "Maltese cat".