Scottish wildcat

noun

A subspecies of European wildcat, Felis silvestris grampia, found in Scotland.

Meanings

nounScottish wildcat (plural Scottish wildcats)

plural Scottish wildcats

  1. A subspecies of European wildcat, Felis silvestris grampia, found in Scotland.

    Most at risk are the Scottish wildcat and the once-widespread black rat, while there is only a single male greater mouse-eared bat left.

    2018 June 13, Damian Carrington, The Guardian
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APA

Scottish wildcat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Scottish%20wildcat

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“Scottish wildcat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Scottish%20wildcat. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Scottish wildcat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Scottish%20wildcat.

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