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🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

जंगली बिल्ली

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jangli billi

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Wildcat/ˈwaɪld.kæt/
nounadjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"जंगली बिल्ली जंगल में शिकार करती है।"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A wild member of the cat family, especially the European wildcat or the North American bobcat.

    "The wildcat roamed freely in the dense forest, hunting for its prey."
  2. 2

    A term used in finance to describe a risky or speculative venture.

    "Investors were warned that the wildcat oil drilling operation could lead to significant losses."
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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Middle English wildcat, combining wild and cat, originally referring to any ferocious feline not domesticated. In Chinese, the URL-encoded query 'yě māo' translates directly to wild cat, capturing both literal feline meanings and various metaphorical extensions in modern slang.

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