wild cat
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wild cat
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From Middle English wyld cat, wylde cat (in the plural as wild cattes, wylde catis, wyle cattes), equivalent to wild + cat.
noun wild cats · wild-cat · wildcat
- An undomesticated felid, as tigers or lions.
- A feral cat.
- Alternative form of wildcat, (UK) the Old World wildcats (Felis silvestris) or (US) the bobcat (Lynx rufus) and other New World lynxes.
- Alternative form of wildcat in its other extended senses
Opposite: domestic cat, domesticated cat, house cat
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noun
Opposite: domestic cat, domesticated cat, house cat
Translations
Every language
noun undomesticated cat
| 中文 | 野貓 /野猫 yěmāo |
|---|---|
| Français | chat sauvage |
| Deutsch | Wildkatze |
| Ελληνικά | αγριόγατα agriógata |
| Русский | ди́кая ко́шка díkaja kóška, ди́кий кот díkij kot |
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