wild cat en · NOUN
Etymology
From Middle English wyld cat, wylde cat (in the plural as wild cattes, wylde catis, wyle cattes), equivalent to wild + cat.
Meanings
- An undomesticated felid, as tigers or lions.
- A feral cat.
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(alt-of, alternative, uncommon) Alternative form of wildcat, (UK) the Old World wildcats (Felis silvestris) or (US) the bobcat (Lynx rufus) and other New World lynxes.
alt of wildcat
- (alt-of, alternative, uncommon) Alternative form of wildcat in its other extended senses.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| wild-cat | alternative, uncommon | lexicographic | |
| wild cats | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| wildcat | alternative, uncommon | lexicographic |
Antonyms
house cat · domestic cat · domesticated cat
Hyponyms
Sudan cheetah (cheetahs) · snow leopard (panthers) · Namibian cheetah (cheetahs) · lion (panthers) · liger (hybrids) · Northwest African cheetah (cheetahs) · black panther · leopon · Saharan cheetah (cheetahs) · Costa Rican cougar · Tanzanian cheetah (cheetahs) · East African cheetah (cheetahs) · catamount · Northeast African cheetah (cheetahs) · Iranian cheetah (cheetahs) · North American cougar · Formosan clouded leopard (clouded leopards) · tiger (panthers) · South African cheetah (cheetahs) · lipard · mountain lion · leopard (panthers) · Southern South American cougar · jaguar (panthers) · Eastern South American cougar · Asiatic cheetah (cheetahs) · tion · Indian cheetah (cheetahs) · Northern South American cougar · Florida panther · Argentine cougar · cougar · Central African cheetah (cheetahs)
Synonyms
Translations (10)
cmn 野貓 /野猫 (undomesticated cat) · el αγριόγατα (undomesticated cat) · fr chat sauvage (undomesticated cat) · de Wildkatze (undomesticated cat) · ru ди́кая ко́шка (undomesticated cat) · xal зерлг мис (undomesticated cat) · th แมวป่า (undomesticated cat) · ru ди́кий кот (undomesticated cat) · fi villikissa (undomesticated cat) · hu vadmacska (undomesticated cat)