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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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Mike Combs, Outdoor Life, 18 June 2025
Many purported sightings of mountain lions in Oklahoma turn out to be other animals, including bobcats, house cats, dogs, coyotes, foxes, deer and rabbits.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 June 2025
The water buffalos are nearly extinct in our yard, although foxes, coyotes, bobcats, possums, squirrels, gophers, rabbits, hawks, owls, and an occasional camel, roam freely.
—Clarence Schmidt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2025
The invasive snakes, which were brought here from Southeast Asian by the exotic pet trade in the 1970s and 1980s, have thrived in Florida’s tropical and subtropical climate, and eat 85 species of animals here, including deer, bobcats, foxes, otters, rabbits, herons and alligators.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 9 June 2025
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Anyone interested in hunting bear, lion, or bobcat can reach Dave Handrich at 6474 Stagecoach Road, Star Route, Santa Barbara, California.
—Mike Combs, Outdoor Life, 18 June 2025
Many purported sightings of mountain lions in Oklahoma turn out to be other animals, including bobcats, house cats, dogs, coyotes, foxes, deer and rabbits.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 June 2025
The water buffalos are nearly extinct in our yard, although foxes, coyotes, bobcats, possums, squirrels, gophers, rabbits, hawks, owls, and an occasional camel, roam freely.
—Clarence Schmidt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2025
The invasive snakes, which were brought here from Southeast Asian by the exotic pet trade in the 1970s and 1980s, have thrived in Florida’s tropical and subtropical climate, and eat 85 species of animals here, including deer, bobcats, foxes, otters, rabbits, herons and alligators.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 9 June 2025
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“Bobcat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bobcat. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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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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