An alternative name for the Scottish wildcat (Felis silvestris grampia), one of Britain's rarest and most endangered mammals. The term emphasises its specific Scottish Highland habitat. Conservation efforts to save this subspecies from extinction are ongoing, with captive breeding programmes attempting to prevent its total disappearance.
The trail camera captured footage of what appeared to be a Highland wildcat in the glen.
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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(UK) The Scottish wildcat.
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