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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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Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2024
And Haitian Rara-style music will be heavy on bamboo horns played by, in this case, animatronic bobcats and bears.
—Jackie Burrell, The Mercury News, 6 May 2024
The Health Department added that rabies was common in foxes as the animals were distributed in all but one Arizona county, Mohave, and that the variant of the virus is often transmitted to other desert dweller animals like coyotes, bobcats and javelina.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 6 May 2024
The wire grid that makes up the fence narrows to openings 3 inches tall, which is too tight for many animals like turkeys, coyotes and bobcats to crawl through.
—Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 5 May 2024
Reports emerged earlier this year of animals — including foxes, raccoons and a bobcat — acting oddly in the park, McClatchy News reported.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacramento Bee, 2 May 2024
Diers recalls frequently seeing foxes, coyotes, and bobcats.
—Will McCarthy, The Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2024
Kate installed this material in a grid pattern to reinforce and provide additional protection from larger local predators such as bobcats, coyotes, and bears.
—Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024
The project is expected to provide habitat for two endangered birds, the least Bell’s vireo and light-footed ridgeway’s rail, and offer animals access to conserved land areas for mammals such as the American badger, mountain lion, coyote, bobcat, mule deer and gray fox.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2024
Noun
During the wee hours that night, a bobcat slipped from the chaparral and sat down next to Peackoe’s grave as if to say goodbye.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2024
And Haitian Rara-style music will be heavy on bamboo horns played by, in this case, animatronic bobcats and bears.
—Jackie Burrell, The Mercury News, 6 May 2024
The Health Department added that rabies was common in foxes as the animals were distributed in all but one Arizona county, Mohave, and that the variant of the virus is often transmitted to other desert dweller animals like coyotes, bobcats and javelina.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 6 May 2024
The wire grid that makes up the fence narrows to openings 3 inches tall, which is too tight for many animals like turkeys, coyotes and bobcats to crawl through.
—Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 5 May 2024
Reports emerged earlier this year of animals — including foxes, raccoons and a bobcat — acting oddly in the park, McClatchy News reported.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacramento Bee, 2 May 2024
Diers recalls frequently seeing foxes, coyotes, and bobcats.
—Will McCarthy, The Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2024
Kate installed this material in a grid pattern to reinforce and provide additional protection from larger local predators such as bobcats, coyotes, and bears.
—Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024
The project is expected to provide habitat for two endangered birds, the least Bell’s vireo and light-footed ridgeway’s rail, and offer animals access to conserved land areas for mammals such as the American badger, mountain lion, coyote, bobcat, mule deer and gray fox.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2024
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“Bobcat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bobcat. Accessed 16 May. 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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