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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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Jaimie Ding and Jae Hong, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Sep. 2024
About 26 animals remained behind in Big Bear, including bears, bobcats, mountain lions, snow leopards and wolves.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2024
Over the next two years, those cameras captured more than 300,000 images and videos showing deer, elk, fishers, mountain lions, bobcats, and a variety of birds and small mammals — information essential for ODOT to begin designing a crossover structure appropriate to local animal populations.
—John Riha, Discover Magazine, 13 June 2024
The new rules allow each trapper to take one bobcat per season, with the statewide harvest capped at 250 bobcats.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Left behind in Big Bear were the bears, bobcats, mountain lions, snow leopards, and wolves, who were moved inside where they were protected by HVAC systems and air-scrubbers.
—Jaimie Ding and Jae Hong, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Sep. 2024
About 26 animals remained behind in Big Bear, including bears, bobcats, mountain lions, snow leopards and wolves.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2024
Over the next two years, those cameras captured more than 300,000 images and videos showing deer, elk, fishers, mountain lions, bobcats, and a variety of birds and small mammals — information essential for ODOT to begin designing a crossover structure appropriate to local animal populations.
—John Riha, Discover Magazine, 13 June 2024
The new rules allow each trapper to take one bobcat per season, with the statewide harvest capped at 250 bobcats.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Sep. 2024
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“Bobcat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bobcat. Accessed 1 Oct. 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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