Phrase guide

wild cat

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An undomesticated felid, as tigers or lions.

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noun

Meaning 2

A feral cat.

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noun

Meaning 3

Alternative form of wildcat, (UK) the Old World wildcats (Felis silvestris) or (US) the bobcat (Lynx rufus) and other New World lynxes.

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Usage: alt-of, alternative, uncommon

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noun

Meaning 4

Alternative form of wildcat in its other extended senses.

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Usage: alt-of, alternative, uncommon

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History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 野貓 /野猫 (yěmāo) — undomesticated cat
  • Finnish: villikissa — undomesticated cat
  • French: chat sauvage — undomesticated cat
  • German: Wildkatze — undomesticated cat
  • Greek: αγριόγατα (agriógata) — undomesticated cat
  • Hungarian: vadmacska — undomesticated cat
  • Kalmyk: зерлг мис (zerlg mis) — undomesticated cat
  • Russian: ди́кая ко́шка (díkaja kóška) — undomesticated cat
  • Russian: ди́кий кот (díkij kot) — undomesticated cat
  • Thai: แมวป่า (mɛɛo-bpàa) — undomesticated cat