bobcat
nounUK /ˈbɒb.kæt/ · US /ˈbɔb.kæt/
Etymology From bob (short hair; with reference to its tail) + cat.
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A North American wildcat (Lynx rufus), having tufted ears and a short tail.
- In the course of a single month this year, the following news reports emanated from Florida: […]A father from East Orlando punched a bobcat in the face for attacking his daughter’s dog.2023 March 27, Helen Lewis, “How Did America’s Weirdest, Most Freedom-Obsessed State Fall for an Authoritarian Governor?”, in The Atlantic: