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Meanings of wildcat in English

Portuguese
fera
Catalan
fera
Spanish
animal

A cruelly rapacious person.

        fera
        Portuguese
        gatobravo

        An exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field.

              gatobravo

              Without official authorization.

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                    Wildcat.

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                            Usage of wildcat in English
                            1
                            Rival bullion producer Harmony Gold has also given wildcat strikers an ultimatum.
                            Reuters
                            2
                            The other wildcat had by this time climbed out of the pool.
                            Out with Gun and Camera; or, The Boy Hunters in the Mountains
                            3
                            The day he and his sister saw the wildcat in the garden.
                            The gates of november
                            4
                            She's more dangerous than her wildcat sister, or so I would guess.
                            Bones of the Dragon
                            5
                            And I saw you fighting past the guards like a little wildcat.
                            The Alaskan
                            6
                            Sanu hurt his hamstring on a wildcat run ahead of Freeman's touchdown.
                            Reuters
                            7
                            Rumours that a wildcat has been spotted on Winnington Road this evening.
                            News.com.au
                            8
                            Two Scottish wildcat kittens have been born in a captive breeding programme.
                            BBC
                            9
                            The hawk was perfectly trained, and as fierce as a mountain wildcat.
                            Yolanda: Maid of Burgundy
                            10
                            But whether they hit the wildcat or not, they could not tell.
                            The Rover Boys on a Hunt; or, The Mysterious House in the Woods
                            11
                            And then this wildcat jumped me-He paused and his eyes widened.
                            The Moon Pool
                            12
                            They are of a sort to make a wildcat sick with envy.
                            The Puritan Twins
                            13
                            It might have been a wildcat prowling low on soft, stealthy feet.
                            Old Indian Legends
                            14
                            He hurled himself forward and closed with Dan like a young wildcat.
                            Rainbow Valley
                            15
                            Rare footage said to be of a pure wildcat has been captured.
                            BBC
                            16
                            But I know I'll never find another to equal that wildcat scene.
                            The Outdoor Chums; Or, The First Tour of the Rod, Gun and Camera...
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