Animated cartoon and Short subject

Animated cartoon noun - A film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence.

Short subject and animated cartoon are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Short subject" instead a noun phrase "Animated cartoon".

Short subject noun - A brief film; often shown prior to showing the feature.

Animated cartoon and short subject are semantically related. You can use "Animated cartoon" instead a noun phrase "Short subject".