"wild cat" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wild cats [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English wyld cat, wylde cat (in the plural as wild cattes, wylde catis, wyle cattes), equivalent to wild + cat. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|wyld cat}} Middle English wyld cat, {{af|en|wild|cat}} wild + cat Head templates: {{en-noun}} wild cat (plural wild cats)
  1. An undomesticated felid, as tigers or lions. Categories (lifeform): Cats, Felids, Panthers
    Sense id: en-wild_cat-en-noun-Xcy6KMCS Disambiguation of Cats: 26 35 32 7 Disambiguation of Felids: 28 33 32 6 Disambiguation of Panthers: 27 35 32 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Thai translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 34 35 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 20 32 40 8 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 23 32 35 11 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 25 32 34 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 23 31 35 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 19 34 38 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 24 34 34 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 19 34 39 8
  2. A feral cat. Categories (lifeform): Cats, Felids, Panthers Synonyms: big cat, great cat, wild-cat, wildcat [uncommon]
    Sense id: en-wild_cat-en-noun-vrze11cP Disambiguation of Cats: 26 35 32 7 Disambiguation of Felids: 28 33 32 6 Disambiguation of Panthers: 27 35 32 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Thai translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 34 35 9 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 22 41 29 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 20 32 40 8 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 23 32 35 11 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 25 32 34 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 23 31 35 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 19 34 38 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 24 34 34 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 19 34 39 8 Hyponyms: cougar, mountain lion, catamount, black panther, Florida panther, Argentine cougar, Costa Rican cougar, Eastern South American cougar, North American cougar, Northern South American cougar, Southern South American cougar, tion, lipard, leopon
  3. (uncommon) Alternative form of wildcat, (UK) the Old World wildcats (Felis silvestris) or (US) the bobcat (Lynx rufus) and other New World lynxes. Tags: alt-of, alternative, uncommon Alternative form of: wildcat (extra: (UK) the Old World wildcats (Felis silvestris) or (US) the bobcat (Lynx rufus) and other New World lynxes) Categories (lifeform): Cats, Felids, Panthers
    Sense id: en-wild_cat-en-noun-FanB-cfZ Disambiguation of Cats: 26 35 32 7 Disambiguation of Felids: 28 33 32 6 Disambiguation of Panthers: 27 35 32 6 Categories (other): American English, British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English retronyms, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Kalmyk translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Thai translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 34 35 9 Disambiguation of English retronyms: 23 31 39 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 31 39 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 32 40 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 20 32 40 8 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 23 32 35 11 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 25 32 34 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 23 31 35 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 19 34 38 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Kalmyk translations: 19 28 45 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 18 26 45 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 24 34 34 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 19 34 39 8
  4. (uncommon) Alternative form of wildcat in its other extended senses. Tags: alt-of, alternative, uncommon Alternative form of: wildcat in its other extended senses
    Sense id: en-wild_cat-en-noun-P1bJmMMV Categories (other): Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 23 32 35 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 23 31 35 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (undomesticated cat): 野貓 /野猫 (yěmāo) (Chinese Mandarin), villikissa (Finnish), chat sauvage [masculine] (French), Wildkatze [feminine] (German), αγριόγατα (agriógata) [feminine] (Greek), vadmacska (Hungarian), зерлг мис (zerlg mis) (Kalmyk), ди́кая ко́шка (díkaja kóška) [feminine] (Russian), ди́кий кот (díkij kot) [masculine] (Russian), แมวป่า (mɛɛo-bpàa) (Thai)
Hyponyms (cheetahs): South African cheetah, Namibian cheetah, Tanzanian cheetah, East African cheetah, Sudan cheetah, Central African cheetah, Northeast African cheetah, Northwest African cheetah, Saharan cheetah, Asiatic cheetah, Iranian cheetah, Indian cheetah Hyponyms (clouded leopards): Formosan clouded leopard Hyponyms (hybrids): liger Hyponyms (panthers): tiger, lion, jaguar, leopard, snow leopard Disambiguation of 'cheetahs': 25 37 31 6 Disambiguation of 'clouded leopards': 26 36 31 7 Disambiguation of 'hybrids': 25 37 31 6 Disambiguation of 'panthers': 25 37 31 6 Disambiguation of 'undomesticated cat': 36 40 20 4

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  "translations": [
    {
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yěmāo",
      "sense": "undomesticated cat",
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      "sense": "undomesticated cat",
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      "sense": "undomesticated cat",
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      "word": "ди́кая ко́шка"
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      "roman": "mɛɛo-bpàa",
      "sense": "undomesticated cat",
      "word": "แมวป่า"
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}
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      "word": "mountain lion"
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      "word": "catamount"
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    {
      "word": "black panther"
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    {
      "word": "Florida panther"
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      "word": "Argentine cougar"
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    {
      "word": "Costa Rican cougar"
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      "word": "Eastern South American cougar"
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      "sense": "hybrids",
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      "word": "tion"
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      "word": "lipard"
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      "word": "big cat"
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      "word": "great cat"
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      "word": "wild-cat"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yěmāo",
      "sense": "undomesticated cat",
      "word": "野貓 /野猫"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "undomesticated cat",
      "word": "villikissa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "undomesticated cat",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "chat sauvage"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "undomesticated cat",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Wildkatze"
    },
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "agriógata",
      "sense": "undomesticated cat",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "αγριόγατα"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "undomesticated cat",
      "word": "vadmacska"
    },
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      "code": "xal",
      "lang": "Kalmyk",
      "roman": "zerlg mis",
      "sense": "undomesticated cat",
      "word": "зерлг мис"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "díkaja kóška",
      "sense": "undomesticated cat",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ди́кая ко́шка"
    },
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      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "díkij kot",
      "sense": "undomesticated cat",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ди́кий кот"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "mɛɛo-bpàa",
      "sense": "undomesticated cat",
      "word": "แมวป่า"
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    "big cat"
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}

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