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puma vs wildcat

wildcat vs puma

puma and wildcat both are nouns.

puma is not an adjective while wildcat is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
puma Yes No No No
wildcat Yes Yes No No
As nouns, wildcat is a hypernym of puma; that is, wildcat is a word with a broader meaning than puma:
  • puma: large American feline resembling a lion
  • wildcat: any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild
puma (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
puma (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 puma and wildcat

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