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: a common North American lynx (Lynx rufus) reddish in base color with dark markings
—used for a small 4-wheeled or tracklaying work vehicle (as for excavating or for lifting and moving loads)
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Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2024
Today, Kiawah Island Golf Resort touts five public world-class golf courses; a luxury hotel, The Sanctuary; 10 miles of pristine beaches that unfurl along the Atlantic; and a wildlife population that includes sea turtles, bobcats, shorebirds, and deer, among others.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2024
The group that mobilized to end mountain lion and bobcat hunting in Colorado apparently has collected a sufficient number of signatures to place the hunting ban on the November ballot.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 31 July 2024
Left behind in Big Bear were the bears, bobcats, mountain lions, snow leopards, and wolves, who were moved inside where they were protected by HVAC systems and air-scrubbers.
—Jaimie Ding and Jae Hong, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Sep. 2024
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The groups have also asked the city to address the impacts on wildlife, including deer, bobcats and mountain lions, that travel through the area, asserting that the developers’ plans to not have barriers or fencing were inadequate.
—Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2024
Today, Kiawah Island Golf Resort touts five public world-class golf courses; a luxury hotel, The Sanctuary; 10 miles of pristine beaches that unfurl along the Atlantic; and a wildlife population that includes sea turtles, bobcats, shorebirds, and deer, among others.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2024
The group that mobilized to end mountain lion and bobcat hunting in Colorado apparently has collected a sufficient number of signatures to place the hunting ban on the November ballot.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 31 July 2024
Left behind in Big Bear were the bears, bobcats, mountain lions, snow leopards, and wolves, who were moved inside where they were protected by HVAC systems and air-scrubbers.
—Jaimie Ding and Jae Hong, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Sep. 2024
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“Bobcat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bobcat. Accessed 21 Oct. 2024.
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bobcat
noun
bob·cat
ˈbäb-ˌkat 
: a common usually rusty-colored North American lynx with dark spots
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