bobcat
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A wild bobcat.
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɒb.kæt/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɔb.kæt/
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Etymology 1
From bob (short hair; with reference to its tail) + cat.
Noun
bobcat (plural bobcats)
- A North American wildcat, Lynx rufus, having tufted ears and a short tail.
- Synonym: (rare) red lynx
- 2023 March 27, Helen Lewis, “How Did America’s Weirdest, Most Freedom-Obsessed State Fall for an Authoritarian Governor?”, in The Atlantic:
- In the course of a single month this year, the following news reports emanated from Florida: […] A father from East Orlando punched a bobcat in the face for attacking his daughter’s dog.
Derived terms
Translations
North American wild cat
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Etymology 2
Genericization of the trademark Bobcat
Noun
bobcat (plural bobcats)
- A multi-purpose construction vehicle, akin to a smaller version of a front-end loader or a backhoe (backhoe loader), with a one-man caged control cabin.