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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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Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
What is the best solution to deter these animals, especially bobcats and foxes, so that families could enjoy backyard activities without fear?
—Joan Morris, Mercury News, 28 July 2025
The animals included 12 bats, nine racoons, eight skunks, two groundhogs, a bobcat, three cats and a fox, data shows.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2025
Along the route, visitors can also often spot mammoth alligators, turtles and even bobcats.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2025
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Noun
The laws are complex on bobcat ownership are complex.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
What is the best solution to deter these animals, especially bobcats and foxes, so that families could enjoy backyard activities without fear?
—Joan Morris, Mercury News, 28 July 2025
The animals included 12 bats, nine racoons, eight skunks, two groundhogs, a bobcat, three cats and a fox, data shows.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2025
Along the route, visitors can also often spot mammoth alligators, turtles and even bobcats.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2025
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“Bobcat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bobcat. Accessed 20 Aug. 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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