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Definition of Bobcat
1. Noun. Small lynx of North America.
Definition of Bobcat
1. Noun. A North American wild cat, ''Lynx rufus'', having tufted ears and a short tail ¹
2. Noun. a multi-purpose construction vehicle that is a akin to a smaller version of a front-end loader or a backhoe (backhoe loader), with a one-man caged control cabin ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bobcat
1. a lynx [n -S] - See also: lynx
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bobcat
Literary usage of Bobcat
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Sunset by Southern Pacific Company, Southern Pacific Company. Passenger Dept (1912)
"inspect the artillery that hung from bobcat Jack's belt. "Wet up, pardner?"
offered bobcat Jack, turning to Haskins, and they drank together. ..."
2. Fire Effects Information System: User’s Guide by William C. Fischer, Melanie Miller, Cameron M. Johnston, Jane K. Smith (1998)
"This write-up follows Hall [17], using Lynx rufus as the scientific name for bobcat.
Hall recognizes 12 subspecies: L. rufus baileyi Merriam L. rufus ..."
3. The Houseboat Book: The Log of a Cruise from Chicago to New Orleans by William Francis Waugh (1904)
"THE bobcat. MELVILLE, LA., FEB. 3, 1904.—Budd was watching some deer down the
river, when he saw a bobcat come out of the brush near by. He shot the cat, ..."
4. The Boy Scouts' Year Book by Boy Scouts of America (1921)
"The bobcat sniffed at the four corners of creation, turning all the way ...
The bobcat lowered its head and started in a brisk trot, following its nose. ..."
5. American Marten, Fisher, Lynx, and Wolverine: Survey Methods for Their Detection by William J. Zielinski, Thomas E. Kucera (1998)
"The bobcat and lynx are both short-tailed cats, but the bobcat is smaller than
the lynx and has relatively shorter legs and smaller paws. ..."
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