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A wild bobcat.

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Etymology 1 edit

From bob (short hair; with reference to its tail) +‎ cat.

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bobcat (plural bobcats)

  1. A North American wildcat, Lynx rufus, having tufted ears and a short tail.
    Synonym: (rare) red lynx
    • 2023 March 27, Helen Lewis, “How Did America’s Weirdest, Most Freedom-Obsessed State Fall for an Authoritarian Governor?”, in The Atlantic[1]:
      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.
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Etymology 2 edit

Genericization of the trademark Bobcat

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bobcat (plural bobcats)

  1. A multi-purpose construction vehicle, akin to a smaller version of a front-end loader or a backhoe (backhoe loader), with a one-man caged control cabin.
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