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noun
- wild relative of the domestic house cat, member of the genus Felis
- one of several large undomesticated species of cat, such as the bobcat
- Upon checking it out, we found a total of 13 newborn wildcats, nine newborn tigers and two newborn leopards. (CNN, 2003.04.24)
- (figuratively) a person who acts like a wildcat, often sexually
- 2002, The Young and the Restless (TV, September 26)
- :Anyone who's man enough to have landed a like you had to be quite a guy.
- (Firearms) a caliber of ammunition derived by amending another type of cartridge and not made by commercial manufacturers.
adjective
- relating to oil exploration in an area where no oil has been found before
- unauthorized by the proper authorities
- Jewish settlers have also been active putting up five new outposts on hilltops in the West Bank to try to thwart their Prime Minister Ariel Sharon... (CNN, 2003.06.15)
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