WILDCAT
- Any of the smaller members of the cat family, esp. the bobcat
- to search for oil in an area of doubtful productivity [v WILDCATS, WILDCATTED, WILDCATTING]
- A small native Eurasian and African cat that is typically gray with black markings and a bushy tail, noted for its ferocity
- A hot-tempered or ferocious person, typically a woman
- An exploratory oil well
- to search for oil [v WILDCATTED, WILDCATTING, WILDCATS]