bobcatnoun [ C ]
/ˈbɒbˌkæt/us/ˈbɑːbˌkæt/a North American wild animal of the cat family with brown hair, pointed ears, and a short tail
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Wild mammals
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- bandicoot
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- grizzly bear
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- polar bear
- polecat
- porcupine
- tapir
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Examples from literature
- A kind of desert cat, the bobcat, does not go out in the day.
- All told we have obtained ten bear and three bobcats.
- But a bobcat won't hardly ever attack a grown person, unless it's cornered.
- Coyotes and bobcats are medium-size game, someone ventured to point out.
- It saved me once when I fought a big bobcat with only a knife.
- Predatory animals, such as wolves, bears, mountain lions, coyotes and bobcats also live in the forest.