bobcat
a North American wildcat, Lynx rufus, ranging from southern Canada to central Mexico, having a brownish coat with black spots.
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Origin of bobcat
1- Also called bay lynx.
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How to use bobcat in a sentence
Nature lovers flock to these forests to enjoy bird-watching and quiet hikes, with the occasional bobcat or moose sighting.
A Nonprofit Promised to Preserve Wildlife. Then It Made Millions Claiming It Could Cut Down Trees. | by Lisa Song, and James Temple, MIT Technology Review | May 10, 2021 | ProPublicaHe’s done this every day since, even when he can only squeeze in a few minutes after long shifts at his job at a warehouse, even when the Santa Ana winds rip up the canyon, and even when the bobcat Fire crept within miles of the park.
Why a Gen Zer Picking Up Trash in a Park Went Viral | Heather Hansman | April 22, 2021 | Outside OnlineThe joint initiative seeks to capture footage of wildlife in the community so that residents in the area can understand more about the animals that they live alongside — including deer, raccoons and wild bobcats.
Video shows man wrestling puppy from alligator’s jaws without dropping his cigar | Jennifer Hassan | November 23, 2020 | Washington PostThough, I still do run the bobcat from time to time … I swear, my timing has made me the luckiest Marine.
A Man to Believe In: Eulogy for Marine Master Sergeant Aaron Torian | Elliot Ackerman | March 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBobcatBy Rebecca Lee For sheer reading pleasure, bobcat is at the top of my late spring list for first story collections.
Happy Short Story Month! Three New Must-Read Collections | Jane Ciabattari | May 24, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
I had a bobcat and a threelegged fox that got caught in a trap.
Chris Hedges and Joe Sacco Chronicle Mining Catastrophes in West Virginia | Chris Hedges, Joe Sacco | June 14, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTIt saved me once when I fought a big bobcat with only a knife.
Riders of the Silences | John Frederick"I—I killed a bobcat up in the mountains," Stacy Brown informed them, with enthusiasm.
The Pony Rider Boys in Texas | Frank Gee PatchinA wounded bobcat is nothing to be laughed at, and we may get some beauty scratches before we can finish him.
The Banner Boy Scouts Snowbound | George A. WarrenOr was it the other bobcat that came around to smell the pelt of his mate, and gave you something of a tussle?
The Banner Boy Scouts Snowbound | George A. WarrenIn the United States, what is commonly called a wildcat is really a species of lynx—the bay lynx—often called bobcat.
The Animal World, A Book of Natural History | Theodore Wood
British Dictionary definitions for bobcat
/ (ˈbɒbˌkæt) /
a North American feline mammal, Lynx rufus, closely related to but smaller than the lynx, having reddish-brown fur with dark spots or stripes, tufted ears, and a short tail: Also called: bay lynx
Origin of bobcat
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