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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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Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 1 Nov. 2024
This initiative would allow bobcats, lynx and mountain lions to be killed if they are deemed a threat to human life, livestock or property.
—USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
Other creatures that will benefit from creating a 100-foot-wide overpass in Arizona are black bears, bobcats, coyotes, foxes, mountain lions and smaller animals.
—Noël Fletcher, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
While typically preying on small mammals, bobcats may also target domestic animals, such as chickens or small livestock.
—Tom Howarth
follow, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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About 3,800-4,400 independent lions inhabit the state, while Colorado’s bobcat population is about 21,000, per agency estimates.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 1 Nov. 2024
This initiative would allow bobcats, lynx and mountain lions to be killed if they are deemed a threat to human life, livestock or property.
—USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
Other creatures that will benefit from creating a 100-foot-wide overpass in Arizona are black bears, bobcats, coyotes, foxes, mountain lions and smaller animals.
—Noël Fletcher, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
While typically preying on small mammals, bobcats may also target domestic animals, such as chickens or small livestock.
—Tom Howarth
follow, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Bobcat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bobcat. Accessed 19 Nov. 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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