wildcat vs true cat

true cat vs wildcat

wildcat and true cat both are nouns.

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

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

As nouns, true cat is a hypernym of wildcat; that is, true cat is a word with a broader meaning than wildcat:

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

Other hypernyms of wildcat include cat.

wildcat (noun)	true cat (noun)
any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild	feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field
a cruelly rapacious person

wildcat (adjective)	true cat (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 wildcat and true cat

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