Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)wildcatany small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild Adjectives
(s)wildcatoutside the bounds of legitimate or ethical business practices“wildcat currency issued by irresponsible banks”,
“wildcat stock speculation”,
“a wildcat airline”,
“wildcat life insurance schemes” (s)wildcat(of a mine or oil well) drilled speculatively in an area not known to be productive“drilling there would be strictly a wildcat operation”,
“a wildcat mine”,
“wildcat drilling”,
“wildcat wells”