wildcat
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- noun
- /ˈwaɪldˌkæt/
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- I saw a wildcat lurking near the edge of the forest.
And a feral cat, a Wildcat will, will just sense that cat people live there.
- And a feral cat, a Wildcat will, will just sense that cat people live there.
- So Anna Noah, a deer, a Wildcat.
Examples
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I found this wildcat swimming in the lake.
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The Jedibe camp managers were supposed to get two orphaned African wildcat kittens to raise.
Academic text (1999) -
I've had wildcats here that would come at you like this!
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Baboons (skull at left) and a wildcat (below left) could have been royal pets.
Academic text (2003) -
The wildcat's coat was beautifully patterned with stripes and spots.
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wildcats are known for their agility and hunting skills in the wild.
Synonyms
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A medium-sized wild cat from North America with a short tail and small groups of hair on its ears
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A wild cat with brown fur and dark spots from Central and South America that is active at night
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A medium-sized wild cat that lives near rivers and in grasslands in Asia and northeastern Africa
A wild cat with a bushy tail that lives in European forests and that domestic cats come from
A wild cat that lives in European forests and has a bushy tail
A wild cat found in Europe with thick bushy fur and a tail that looks like a large house cat
A medium-sized wild cat from Central and South America with dark stripes
A medium wild cat from Central and South America with dark stripes that lives in forests
A small wildcat from Asia with a yellow-grey or red-brown coat
A wild cat from Africa and parts of Asia that is the ancestor of house cats
A small wild cat from Southeast Asia with spots like a leopard
A small wild cat from Central and South America that is active at night and has dark spots
A small wild cat native to North America often called the bobcat
A small wild cat that lives mainly in trees
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Etymology
The word wildcat is simply wild + cat, meaning a cat that lives in the wild rather than as a pet. So a wildcat is a small or medium-sized wild feline that avoids people and towns.