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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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Lisa Bloch, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
Before the state was widely settled in the 19th and 20th centuries, bobcats thrived in Michigan's Upper Peninsula; however, long-term human encroachment into their natural habitats has reduced the feline's numbers.
—Staff Author, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
Specifically, state law prohibits salvage of: badger, bobcat, brant, coot, crow, cub bear, duck, elk, fisher, Florida gallinule, geese, marten, moose, otter, snipe, sora rail, spotted fawn deer, Virginia rail, wild turkey, wolf, and woodcock.
—Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 16 Dec. 2025
Police suggestions for dealing with bobcats Never feed wild animals.
—Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Rat poison ends up in the wildlife food chain, killing the very animals that eat rats, like owls and bobcats.
—Lisa Bloch, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
Before the state was widely settled in the 19th and 20th centuries, bobcats thrived in Michigan's Upper Peninsula; however, long-term human encroachment into their natural habitats has reduced the feline's numbers.
—Staff Author, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
Specifically, state law prohibits salvage of: badger, bobcat, brant, coot, crow, cub bear, duck, elk, fisher, Florida gallinule, geese, marten, moose, otter, snipe, sora rail, spotted fawn deer, Virginia rail, wild turkey, wolf, and woodcock.
—Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 16 Dec. 2025
Police suggestions for dealing with bobcats Never feed wild animals.
—Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
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“Bobcat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bobcat. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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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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