wildcat
noun
any of several North American felines of the genus Lynx.
Example Sentences
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Employees routinely took newborn kangaroos, wildcats and goats home overnight to provide round-the-clock feeding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
He added that there needed to be wider consultation with farmers and landowners about the best areas to reintroduce the wildcats.
From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2025
"They say wildcats live on voles. Well, voles are feeding my barn owls so if you reduce the vole population you are having an effect on the barn owls," he explained.
From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2025
She said one of the concerns was "hybridisation of domestic cats with our Scottish wildcats".
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2025
It was uninhabited by humans but teeming with wildlife— iron-beaked gaganas flew overhead, glinting in the sun, and as the boat drew in, a cluster of small wildcats with luminescent fur went sprinting away.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
