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wild cat

wild cat noun: an undomesticated felid, as tigers or lions. Also the alternative form of wildcat.

Noun

wild cat (plural wild cats)

  1. An undomesticated felid, as tigers or lions.
  2. A feral cat.
    Synonyms:
    big cat, great cat

Also used as

wild cat is also the alternative form of wildcat.

wild cat is also the alternative form of wildcat in its other extended senses.

wild cat meaning in Thai

wild cat in Thai

undomesticated cat
แมวป่า mɛɛo-bpàa

Synonyms of wild cat

Antonyms

Forms of wild cat

pluralwild cats
alternative uncommonwild-cat
alternative uncommonwildcat

Origin of wild cat

From Middle English wyld cat, wylde cat (in the plural as wild cattes, wylde catis, wyle cattes), equivalent to wild + cat.

Questions about wild cat

What does wild cat mean?
Wild cat means an undomesticated felid, as tigers or lions.
What is wild cat in Thai?
Wild cat in Thai is แมวป่า (mɛɛo-bpàa). See Wild cat meaning in Thai.
What part of speech is wild cat?
Wild cat is a noun.
What is the plural of wild cat?
The plural of wild cat is wild cats.

Words near wild cat in the dictionary

  1. wild cane
  2. wild card
  3. wild cards
  4. wild carrot
  5. wild carrots
  6. wild cat
  7. wild cats
  8. Wild Cattle Creek
  9. wild celeries
  10. wild celery
  11. wild cherries

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