Definition of Wildcet

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)
(figurative) 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 wildcat 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.
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 wildcat outposts on hilltops in the West Bank to try to thwart their Prime Minister Ariel Sharon... (CNN, 2003.06.15)
to drill for oil in an area where no oil has been found before
*You'd have to be very rich or very desperate to go wildcatting that far east.

wild cat

A discovery of petroleum or natural gas in an area that has not been previously explored for those resources.

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