Bobcat vs. Wildcat

Bobcatnoun

A North American wild cat, Lynx rufus, having tufted ears and a short tail.

Bobcatnoun

a multi-purpose construction vehicle, akin to a smaller version of a front-end loader or a backhoe (backhoe loader), with a one-man caged control cabin

Bobcatnoun

small lynx (Lynx rufus) of North America.

Bobcatnoun

small lynx of North America

Bobcat

The bobcat (Lynx rufus), also known as the red lynx, is a medium-sized cat native to North America. It ranges from southern Canada through most of the contiguous United States to Oaxaca in Mexico.

Wildcatnoun

A cat that lives in the wilderness, specifically

Wildcatnoun

(UK) Felis silvestris, a common small Old World wild cat somewhat larger than a house cat.

Wildcatnoun

(US) A bobcat (Lynx rufus) or other similar New World species of lynx.

Wildcatnoun

Any feral cat.

Wildcatnoun

(uncommon) wild cat, any undomesticated felid, as tigers or lions.

Wildcatnoun

(figurative) A person who acts like a wildcat, usually a violent and easily-angered person or a sexually vigorous one.

Wildcatnoun

(American football) An offensive formation with an unbalanced line and a snap directly to the running back rather than the quarterback.

Wildcatnoun

(nautical) A wheel that can be adjusted so as to revolve either with or on the shaft of a capstan.

Wildcatnoun

(firearms) nodot=1.

Wildcatnoun

(uncommon) nodot=1, a strike undertaken without authorization from the relevant trade union.

Wildcatnoun

(obsolete) nodot=1, notes issued by a wildcat bank.

Wildcatadjective

Of or concerning businesses operating outside standard or legitimate practice, especially:

Wildcatadjective

Of or concerning irresponsible banks or banking, particularly small, independent operations.

Wildcatadjective

Of or concerning oil exploration in new areas, particularly small, independent operations.

Wildcatadjective

Of or concerning actions undertaken by workers without approval or in defiance of the formal leadership of their trade unions.

Wildcatadjective

(firearms) Of or concerning customized or hand-made cartridges.

Wildcatadjective

Unauthorized by the proper authorities.

Wildcatverb

To drill for oil in an area where no oil has been found before.

Wildcatnoun

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

Wildcatnoun

a cruelly rapacious person

Wildcatnoun

any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild

Wildcatadjective

outside the bounds of legitimate or ethical business practices;

Wildcatadjective

without official authorization;

Wildcatadjective

(of a mine or oil well) drilled speculatively in an area not known to be productive;

Wildcat

The wildcat is a species complex comprising two small wild cat species, the European wildcat (Felis silvestris) and the African wildcat (F. lybica). The European wildcat inhabits forests in Europe and the Caucasus, while the African wildcat inhabits semi-arid landscapes and steppes in Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, Central Asia, into western India and western China.