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mountain lion vs wildcat

wildcat vs mountain lion

mountain lion and wildcat both are nouns.

mountain lion is not an adjective while wildcat is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mountain lion Yes No No No
wildcat Yes Yes No No
As nouns, wildcat is a hypernym of mountain lion; that is, wildcat is a word with a broader meaning than mountain lion:
  • mountain lion: large American feline resembling a lion
  • wildcat: any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild
mountain lion (noun) wildcat (noun)
large American feline resembling a lion any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild
an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field
a cruelly rapacious person
mountain lion (adjective) wildcat (adjective)
(of a mine or oil well) drilled speculatively in an area not known to be productive
without official authorization
outside the bounds of legitimate or ethical business practices
Difference between mountain lion and wildcat

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