wildcat
/wˈaɪldkæt/
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Definitions
Adjective Satellite
outside the bounds of legitimate or ethical business practices; "wildcat currency issued by irresponsible banks"; "wildcat stock speculation"; "a wildcat airline"; "wildcat life insurance schemes"
Adjective Satellite
without official authorization; "an unauthorized strike"; "wildcat work stoppage"
Adjective Satellite
(of a mine or oil well) drilled speculatively in an area not known to be productive; "drilling there would be strictly a wildcat operation"; "a wildcat mine"; "wildcat drilling"; "wildcat wells"
Noun
an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field
Noun
a cruelly rapacious person
Noun
any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild
More Specific Terms
caffer cat
catamount
catamountain
cougar
European wildcat
eyra
Felis bengalensis
Felis chaus
Felis concolor
Felis manul
Felis ocreata
Felis pardalis
Felis serval
Felis silvestris
Felis tigrina
Felis wiedi
Felis yagouaroundi
jaguarondi
jaguarundi
jaguarundi cat
jungle cat
kaffir cat
leopard cat
lynx
manul
margay
margay cat
mountain lion
ocelot
painter
Pallas''s cat
panther
panther cat
puma
sand cat
serval
tiger cat