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Definition of wildcat:

(n) : 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)"
(adj) : 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)"
(v) : 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."
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Definition of wildcat:

(n) : 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)"
(adj) : 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)"
(v) : 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."
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