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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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Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 16 Jan. 2025
Creatures people see regularly include bobcats, gray foxes, mule deer, coyotes, reptiles (though not in winter), and collared peccaries, which resemble small pigs and travel around in little family groups eating cacti.
—Carrie Dennis, Travel + Leisure, 31 Dec. 2024
The sanctuary lost one Bengal tiger, four cougars, one African caracal, two Canada lynx, one Geoffroy cat, one Bengal cat, one Eurasian lynx, four bobcats and five African servals.
—Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
The campaign to ban hunting of mountain lions and bobcats in state law through Proposition 127 has spent nearly $2.5 million, and the campaign to oppose it has dropped another $1.3 million.
—Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2024
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Noun
The 17-page petition — dated Nov. 25 and written by the Center for Biological Diversity with support from the Mountain Lion Foundation and the Sierra Club — seeks to end hunting with dogs in Arizona for species like mountain lions, bears, bobcats, foxes, and other wildlife.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 16 Jan. 2025
Creatures people see regularly include bobcats, gray foxes, mule deer, coyotes, reptiles (though not in winter), and collared peccaries, which resemble small pigs and travel around in little family groups eating cacti.
—Carrie Dennis, Travel + Leisure, 31 Dec. 2024
The sanctuary lost one Bengal tiger, four cougars, one African caracal, two Canada lynx, one Geoffroy cat, one Bengal cat, one Eurasian lynx, four bobcats and five African servals.
—Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
The campaign to ban hunting of mountain lions and bobcats in state law through Proposition 127 has spent nearly $2.5 million, and the campaign to oppose it has dropped another $1.3 million.
—Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2024
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“Bobcat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bobcat. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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bobcat
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bob·cat
ˈbäb-ˌkat 
: a common usually rusty-colored North American lynx with dark spots
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