[Grammar] The cat is a more elegant animal than a/the dog.

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Snappy

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"The cat is a more elegant animal than a dog."

Is the above sentence acceptable if I want to say that "cats are more elegant animals than dogs" or "the cat is a more elegant animal than the dog (in collective terms)."?
 

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Either "cats..... dogs" or "The cat.... the dog."
 

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Yes, the other is more French in style.
 
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