Meanings
nounwild cat (plural wild cats)
plural wild cats · alternative uncommon wild-cat · alternative uncommon wildcat
- An undomesticated felid, as tigers or lions.
- alternativeuncommonAlternative form of wildcat, (UK) the Old World wildcats (Felis silvestris) or (US) the bobcat (Lynx rufus) and other New World lynxes.
- alternativeuncommonAlternative form of wildcat in its other extended senses.
Synonyms & antonyms
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tigerlionjaguarleopardsnow leopardFormosan clouded leopardSouth African cheetahNamibian cheetahTanzanian cheetahEast African cheetahSudan cheetahCentral African cheetahNortheast African cheetahNorthwest African cheetahSaharan cheetahAsiatic cheetahIranian cheetahIndian cheetahliger
Also see
Origin
- Middle Englishwyld cat
- Englishwild cat
From Middle English wyld cat, wylde cat (in the plural as wild cattes, wylde catis, wyle cattes), equivalent to wild + cat.
More words from Middle English
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Chinese Mandarin 野貓 /野猫
- 野貓 /野猫 (yěmāo)undomesticated cat
Finnish villikissa
- villikissaundomesticated cat
French chat sauvage
- chat sauvageundomesticated cat
German Wildkatze
- Wildkatzeundomesticated cat
Greek αγριόγατα
- αγριόγατα (agriógata)undomesticated cat
Hungarian vadmacska
- vadmacskaundomesticated cat
Russian ди́кая ко́шка, ди́кий кот
- ди́кая ко́шка (díkaja kóška)undomesticated cat
- ди́кий кот (díkij kot)undomesticated cat
Thai แมวป่า
- แมวป่า (mɛɛo-bpàa)undomesticated cat
Cite this entry
APA
wild cat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wild%20cat
MLA
“wild cat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wild%20cat. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wild cat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wild%20cat.
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