true cat vs wildcat

wildcat vs true cat

true cat and wildcat both are nouns.

true cat is not an adjective while wildcat is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
true cat	Yes	No	No	No
wildcat	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, wildcat is a hyponym of true cat; that is, wildcat is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than true cat:

true cat: feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
wildcat: any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild

Other hyponyms of true cat include domestic cat, Felis catus, Felis domesticus, house cat.

true cat (noun)	wildcat (noun)
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats	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

true cat (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 true cat and wildcat

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