野猫 is read as のねこ (noneko) and means stray cat.
のねこ
noneko
のらねこ
stray cat
やきゅう
baseball
のはら
field
やせい
wildness (plants, animals, etc.)
やそう
wild grasses
やごう
illicit union
のばなし
pasturing
やぼ
boorish
のずえ
corners of a field
やぼう
ambition
やせん
battlefield
のら
stray (dog, cat, etc.)