"wildcat" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈwaɪldˌkæt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈwaɪ.əldˌkæt/ [General-American], [ˈwaɪ.əlʔˌkæt] [General-American] Audio: En-us-wildcat.ogg [General-American]
Etymology: From Middle English wyld cat, wylde cat (in the plural as wild cattes, wylde catis, wyle cattes), equivalent to wild + cat. Cognate with Middle Low German wiltkatte, German Wildkatze, Swedish vildkatt. Its adjectival senses were originally American and derived from the "wildcat banks" of Michigan, following its elevation to statehood in 1837. Two laws—one easing the requirements for establishing a new bank and another occasioned by the Panic of 1837 that removed the need for payment in specie—led to the creation and collapse of around 50 banks within two years. The term is apocryphally derived from a wildcat supposedly featured on the currency printed by one of these banks, but more probably derived from the remote locations "where the wildcats roamed" chosen by these banks to avoid oversight and minimize redemption of notes. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|wyld cat}} Middle English wyld cat, {{m|enm|wylde cat}} wylde cat, {{m|enm|wild cattes}} wild cattes, {{m|enm|wylde catis}} wylde catis, {{m|enm|wyle cattes}} wyle cattes, {{af|en|wild|cat}} wild + cat, {{cog|gml|wiltkatte}} Middle Low German wiltkatte, {{cog|de|Wildkatze}} German Wildkatze, {{cog|sv|vildkatt}} Swedish vildkatt, {{nowrap|laws—}} laws—, {{nowrap|specie—}} specie— Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} wildcat (not comparable)
  1. (usually derogatory) Of or concerning businesses operating outside standard or legitimate practice, especially:
    (derogatory, dated) Of or concerning irresponsible banks or banking, (particularly) small, independent operations.
    Tags: dated, derogatory, not-comparable, usually
    Sense id: en-wildcat-en-adj-f787wGuh
  2. (usually derogatory) Of or concerning businesses operating outside standard or legitimate practice, especially:
    (oil industry) Of or concerning oil exploration in new areas, (particularly) small, independent operations.
    Tags: derogatory, not-comparable, usually Categories (topical): Oil industry
    Sense id: en-wildcat-en-adj-SffsJKR9
  3. (usually derogatory) Of or concerning businesses operating outside standard or legitimate practice, especially:
    Of or concerning actions undertaken by workers without approval or in defiance of the formal leadership of their trade unions.
    Tags: derogatory, not-comparable, usually
    Sense id: en-wildcat-en-adj-bd5lzejA
  4. (usually derogatory) Of or concerning businesses operating outside standard or legitimate practice, especially: Tags: derogatory, not-comparable, usually
    Sense id: en-wildcat-en-adj-tDGu2bIF
  5. (firearms) Of or concerning customized or hand-made cartridges. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Firearms
    Sense id: en-wildcat-en-adj--p~3tJlT Topics: engineering, firearms, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry
  6. Unauthorized by the proper authorities. Tags: not-comparable Translations (unauthorized by the proper authorities): villi (Finnish), luvaton (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-wildcat-en-adj-vtdHF46m Disambiguation of 'unauthorized by the proper authorities': 0 0 1 0 1 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wild-cat, wild cat Derived forms: wildcat bank, wildcat banking, wildcat note, wildcat money, wildcat currency, wildcat strike

Noun

IPA: /ˈwaɪldˌkæt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈwaɪ.əldˌkæt/ [General-American], [ˈwaɪ.əlʔˌkæt] [General-American] Audio: En-us-wildcat.ogg [General-American] Forms: wildcats [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English wyld cat, wylde cat (in the plural as wild cattes, wylde catis, wyle cattes), equivalent to wild + cat. Cognate with Middle Low German wiltkatte, German Wildkatze, Swedish vildkatt. Its adjectival senses were originally American and derived from the "wildcat banks" of Michigan, following its elevation to statehood in 1837. Two laws—one easing the requirements for establishing a new bank and another occasioned by the Panic of 1837 that removed the need for payment in specie—led to the creation and collapse of around 50 banks within two years. The term is apocryphally derived from a wildcat supposedly featured on the currency printed by one of these banks, but more probably derived from the remote locations "where the wildcats roamed" chosen by these banks to avoid oversight and minimize redemption of notes. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|wyld cat}} Middle English wyld cat, {{m|enm|wylde cat}} wylde cat, {{m|enm|wild cattes}} wild cattes, {{m|enm|wylde catis}} wylde catis, {{m|enm|wyle cattes}} wyle cattes, {{af|en|wild|cat}} wild + cat, {{cog|gml|wiltkatte}} Middle Low German wiltkatte, {{cog|de|Wildkatze}} German Wildkatze, {{cog|sv|vildkatt}} Swedish vildkatt, {{nowrap|laws—}} laws—, {{nowrap|specie—}} specie— Head templates: {{en-noun}} wildcat (plural wildcats)
  1. A cat that lives in the wilderness, specifically
    (UK) Felis silvestris, a common small Old World wild cat somewhat larger than a house cat.
    Tags: UK Translations (Felis silvestris): wildekat (Afrikaans), ضَيْوَن (ḍaywan) [masculine] (Arabic), হেপা (hepa) (Assamese), হাপা (hapa) (Assamese), gatu montés (Asturian), gatu algaire (Asturian), basakatu (Basque), дива котка (english: diva kotka) (Bulgarian), gat salvatge [masculine] (Catalan), 斑貓 (Chinese Mandarin), 斑猫 (bānmāo) (Chinese Mandarin), 野貓 (Chinese Mandarin), 野猫 (yěmāo) (Chinese Mandarin), 山貓 (Chinese Mandarin), 山猫 (shānmāo) (Chinese Mandarin), kočka divoká [feminine] (Czech), villikissa (Finnish), metsäkissa (Finnish), chat sauvage [masculine] (French), gato montés (Galician), gato bravo [masculine] (Galician), Wildkatze [feminine] (German), αγριόγατα (agriógata) [feminine] (Greek), vadmacska (Hungarian), fia-chat [masculine] (Irish), gatto selvatico [masculine] (Italian), ヤマネコ (yamaneko) (Japanese), 山猫 (yamaneko) (alt: やまねこ) (Japanese), źiwa kocka [feminine] (Lower Sorbian), vildabussá (Northern Sami), meahccebussá (Northern Sami), villkatt [masculine] (Norwegian), gat salvatge [masculine] (Occitan), گربهی وحشی (gorbe-ye-vahši) (Persian), گربه بیابانی (gorbe-ye biyâbâni) (Persian), żbik [masculine] (Polish), gato-bravo [masculine] (Portuguese), gato-selvagem [masculine] (Portuguese), gato-montês [masculine] (Portuguese), osgo (Quechua), oşgo (Quechua), лесна́я ко́шка (lesnája kóška) [feminine] (Russian), лесно́й кот (lesnój kot) [masculine] (Russian), ди́кая ко́шка (díkaja kóška) [feminine] (Russian), cat-fiadhaich (Scottish Gaelic), ܡܫܟܥܢܤܗ (mūškinč) (Sogdian), ܡܘܫܟܝܫܤ (mūškišč) (Sogdian), gato montés [masculine] (Spanish), gato salvaje [masculine] (Spanish), vildkatt [common-gender] (Swedish), dźiwja kóčka [feminine] (Upper Sorbian), cath wyllt [feminine] (Welsh), gídí dziłkáʼyú gólííní (Western Apache)
    Sense id: en-wildcat-en-noun-6deAL1gK Categories (other): British English Disambiguation of 'Felis silvestris': 48 22 10 3 0 1 1 6 8 1
  2. A cat that lives in the wilderness, specifically
    (US) A bobcat (Lynx rufus) or other similar New World species of lynx.
    Tags: US Categories (lifeform): Felids
    Sense id: en-wildcat-en-noun-qnxyZ4Z7 Disambiguation of Felids: 3 3 6 3 3 1 8 12 16 15 0 2 2 12 10 2 1 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 3 7 3 4 0 8 11 15 7 1 3 3 15 11 3 2 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 3 3 5 3 6 0 7 11 14 7 1 3 3 14 15 3 2
  3. A cat that lives in the wilderness, specifically
    Any feral cat.
    Categories (topical): People Categories (lifeform): Felids Synonyms (American wildcats): bobcat Synonyms (Eurasian wildcats): desert cat
    Sense id: en-wildcat-en-noun-frTTBB06 Disambiguation of People: 7 5 0 0 0 0 11 10 19 8 13 13 0 3 3 2 5 Disambiguation of Felids: 3 3 6 3 3 1 8 12 16 15 0 2 2 12 10 2 1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 3 7 3 4 0 8 11 15 7 1 3 3 15 11 3 2 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 3 3 5 3 6 0 7 11 14 7 1 3 3 14 15 3 2 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 2 4 2 4 0 5 16 20 5 1 4 2 11 15 3 2 Disambiguation of 'American wildcats': 9 11 21 15 3 13 3 10 8 6 Disambiguation of 'Eurasian wildcats': 10 10 23 9 16 10 3 8 6 5 Hyponyms (Eurasian wildcats, informal types): Abyssinian wildcat, Arabian wildcat, Balearic wildcat, bay wildcats, bush wildcats, Caucasian wildcat, Corsica wildcat, Cretan wildcat, East African wildcat, forest wildcats, Hausa wildcat, Iraqi wildcat, Kalahari wildcat, Mid-belt wildcat, Mongolian wildcat, Rhodesian wildcat, Scottish wildcat, steppe wildcats, Syrian wildcat, Tristram's wildcat, Turkestan wildcat, Ugandan wildcat Hyponyms (Eurasian wildcats, proper subspecies): European wildcat (taxonomic: Felis silvestris silvestris), African wildcat (alt: F. s. lybica), Asiatic wildcat (alt: F. s. ornata), Southern African wildcat (alt: F. s. cafra), Chinese mountain cat (alt: F. s. bieti) Disambiguation of 'Eurasian wildcats, informal types': 10 10 23 9 15 11 3 8 6 5 Disambiguation of 'Eurasian wildcats, proper subspecies': 8 12 27 8 12 9 3 11 6 5
  4. A cat that lives in the wilderness, specifically
    (uncommon) Alternative spelling of wild cat, any undomesticated felid, as tigers or lions.
    Tags: alt-of, alternative, uncommon Alternative form of: wild cat, any undomesticated felid, as tigers or lions Categories (lifeform): Felids
    Sense id: en-wildcat-en-noun-yF1UMR7u Disambiguation of Felids: 3 3 6 3 3 1 8 12 16 15 0 2 2 12 10 2 1
  5. (figurative) A person who acts like a wildcat, (usually) a violent and easily-angered person or a sexually vigorous one. Tags: figuratively Translations (person who acts like a wildcat): villikissa (Finnish), αγριόγατα (agriógata) [feminine] (Greek), vadmacska (Hungarian), dög (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-wildcat-en-noun-g-wC6O4P Disambiguation of 'person who acts like a wildcat': 5 2 9 2 70 3 2 2 2 4
  6. (American football) An offensive formation with an unbalanced line and a snap directly to the running back rather than the quarterback. Categories (topical): Football (American)
    Sense id: en-wildcat-en-noun-rA76P~wV Topics: American-football, ball-games, football, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  7. (nautical) A wheel that can be adjusted so as to revolve either with or on the shaft of a capstan. Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-wildcat-en-noun-3Fiz31T~ Topics: nautical, transport
  8. (firearms) Clipping of wildcat cartridge. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping Alternative form of: wildcat cartridge Categories (topical): Firearms Categories (lifeform): Felids
    Sense id: en-wildcat-en-noun-It9odaSN Disambiguation of Felids: 3 3 6 3 3 1 8 12 16 15 0 2 2 12 10 2 1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 3 7 3 4 0 8 11 15 7 1 3 3 15 11 3 2 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 3 3 5 3 6 0 7 11 14 7 1 3 3 14 15 3 2 Topics: engineering, firearms, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry
  9. (uncommon) Clipping of wildcat strike, a strike undertaken without authorization from the relevant trade union. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, uncommon Alternative form of: wildcat strike (extra: a strike undertaken without authorization from the relevant trade union) Categories (lifeform): Felids
    Sense id: en-wildcat-en-noun-9OUuRard Disambiguation of Felids: 3 3 6 3 3 1 8 12 16 15 0 2 2 12 10 2 1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 3 7 3 4 0 8 11 15 7 1 3 3 15 11 3 2 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 3 3 5 3 6 0 7 11 14 7 1 3 3 14 15 3 2
  10. (obsolete) Clipping of wildcat money, notes issued by a wildcat bank. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, obsolete Alternative form of: wildcat money, notes issued by a wildcat bank
    Sense id: en-wildcat-en-noun-uxVzo0dD
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wild-cat, wild cat Synonyms (wild house cats): feral cat Hypernyms (felines): cat, lynx, and wild cat
Disambiguation of 'wild house cats': 21 12 18 11 1 3 3 15 14 3 Disambiguation of 'felines': 10 16 20 10 0 3 3 18 16 3 Derived forms: Abyssinian wildcat, African wildcat, Arabian wildcat, Asian steppe wildcat, Asiatic wildcat, Balearic wildcat, bay wildcat, bush wildcat, Caucasian wildcat, Corsica wildcat, Cretan wildcat, East African wildcat, European wildcat, forest wildcat, Hausa wildcat, Highland wildcat, Iraqi wildcat, Kalahari wildcat, Martelli's wildcat, Mid-belt wildcat, Mongolian wildcat, Near Eastern wildcat, Rhodesian wildcat, Scottish wildcat, Southern African wildcat, Syrian wildcat, Tristram's wildcat, Turkestan wildcat, Ugandan wildcat, wildcat sandwich, wildcat well

Verb

IPA: /ˈwaɪldˌkæt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈwaɪ.əldˌkæt/ [General-American], [ˈwaɪ.əlʔˌkæt] [General-American] Audio: En-us-wildcat.ogg [General-American] Forms: wildcats [present, singular, third-person], wildcatting [participle, present], wildcatted [participle, past], wildcatted [past]
Etymology: From Middle English wyld cat, wylde cat (in the plural as wild cattes, wylde catis, wyle cattes), equivalent to wild + cat. Cognate with Middle Low German wiltkatte, German Wildkatze, Swedish vildkatt. Its adjectival senses were originally American and derived from the "wildcat banks" of Michigan, following its elevation to statehood in 1837. Two laws—one easing the requirements for establishing a new bank and another occasioned by the Panic of 1837 that removed the need for payment in specie—led to the creation and collapse of around 50 banks within two years. The term is apocryphally derived from a wildcat supposedly featured on the currency printed by one of these banks, but more probably derived from the remote locations "where the wildcats roamed" chosen by these banks to avoid oversight and minimize redemption of notes. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|wyld cat}} Middle English wyld cat, {{m|enm|wylde cat}} wylde cat, {{m|enm|wild cattes}} wild cattes, {{m|enm|wylde catis}} wylde catis, {{m|enm|wyle cattes}} wyle cattes, {{af|en|wild|cat}} wild + cat, {{cog|gml|wiltkatte}} Middle Low German wiltkatte, {{cog|de|Wildkatze}} German Wildkatze, {{cog|sv|vildkatt}} Swedish vildkatt, {{nowrap|laws—}} laws—, {{nowrap|specie—}} specie— Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} wildcat (third-person singular simple present wildcats, present participle wildcatting, simple past and past participle wildcatted)
  1. (oil industry) To drill for oil in an area where no oil has been found before. Categories (topical): Oil industry Derived forms: wildcatter, wilkies Related terms (American wildcat): bobcat and lynx Related terms (Eurasian wildcat): Martelli's wildcat (alt: F. lunensis), sand cat, jungle cat, black-footed cat
    Sense id: en-wildcat-en-verb-IvT98wD9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wild-cat, wild cat

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "ipa": "/ˈwaɪ.əldˌkæt/",
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      "sense": "Felis silvestris",
      "word": "wildekat"
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      "code": "apw",
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      "sense": "Felis silvestris",
      "word": "gídí dziłkáʼyú gólííní"
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      "sense": "Felis silvestris",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ضَيْوَن"
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      "roman": "hepa",
      "sense": "Felis silvestris",
      "word": "হেপা"
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      "code": "as",
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      "sense": "Felis silvestris",
      "word": "হাপা"
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      "code": "ast",
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      "sense": "Felis silvestris",
      "word": "gatu montés"
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      "code": "ast",
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      "sense": "Felis silvestris",
      "word": "gatu algaire"
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      "code": "eu",
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      "sense": "Felis silvestris",
      "word": "basakatu"
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      "code": "bg",
      "english": "diva kotka",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "sense": "Felis silvestris",
      "word": "дива котка"
    },
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "Felis silvestris",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gat salvatge"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "Felis silvestris",
      "word": "斑貓"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "bānmāo",
      "sense": "Felis silvestris",
      "word": "斑猫"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "Felis silvestris",
      "word": "野貓"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yěmāo",
      "sense": "Felis silvestris",
      "word": "野猫"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "Felis silvestris",
      "word": "山貓"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shānmāo",
      "sense": "Felis silvestris",
      "word": "山猫"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "Felis silvestris",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "kočka divoká"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Felis silvestris",
      "word": "villikissa"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Felis silvestris",
      "word": "metsäkissa"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Felis silvestris",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "chat sauvage"
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      "code": "gl",
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      "sense": "Felis silvestris",
      "word": "gato montés"
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      "code": "gl",
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      "sense": "Felis silvestris",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "gato bravo"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "Felis silvestris",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "el",
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      "roman": "agriógata",
      "sense": "Felis silvestris",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "αγριόγατα"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "code": "ga",
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      "sense": "Felis silvestris",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "fia-chat"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "Felis silvestris",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "gatto selvatico"
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      "sense": "Felis silvestris",
      "word": "ヤマネコ"
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      "word": "山猫"
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      "code": "se",
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      "code": "oc",
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      "word": "gat salvatge"
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      "code": "fa",
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      "sense": "Felis silvestris",
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      "code": "fa",
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "Felis silvestris",
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "Felis silvestris",
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      "code": "pt",
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "Felis silvestris",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "qu",
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      "sense": "Felis silvestris",
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      "sense": "Felis silvestris",
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      "sense": "Felis silvestris",
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      "sense": "Felis silvestris",
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      "code": "gd",
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      "sense": "Felis silvestris",
      "word": "cat-fiadhaich"
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      "code": "sog",
      "lang": "Sogdian",
      "roman": "mūškinč",
      "sense": "Felis silvestris",
      "word": "ܡܫܟܥܢܤܗ"
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      "code": "sog",
      "lang": "Sogdian",
      "roman": "mūškišč",
      "sense": "Felis silvestris",
      "word": "ܡܘܫܟܝܫܤ"
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      "code": "dsb",
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      "sense": "Felis silvestris",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "źiwa kocka"
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      "code": "hsb",
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      "sense": "Felis silvestris",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "dźiwja kóčka"
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    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Felis silvestris",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "gato montés"
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      "code": "es",
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      "word": "gato salvaje"
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "Felis silvestris",
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      "word": "vildkatt"
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      "code": "cy",
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      "sense": "Felis silvestris",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "fi",
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      "word": "villikissa"
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      "code": "el",
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    "John Audubon",
    "bobcat",
    "wildcat",
    "wildcat (disambiguation)",
    "wildcat cartridge"
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      "word": "wildcat bank"
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