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bobcat

[bob-kat] / ˈbɒbˌkæt /


NOUN
lynx
Synonyms
NOUN
wildcat
Synonyms


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His security cameras once captured a bobcat walking past a feral cat on his property.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 1, 2025

OK, yes, maybe you still have questions about the bobcat pee thing.

From Slate Nov. 14, 2024

They also showed that Abby, the zoo's bobcat, which had been confiscated as an illegal pet, likely came from a southern U.S. population, as her DNA resembled that of Texas-area bobcats.

From Science Daily Jan. 9, 2024

Wounded animals are notoriously vicious, so it was with great risk that a sheriff’s deputy in Florida picked up an injured bobcat and put it in his patrol car.

From Seattle Times Jan. 9, 2024

Until we reach the bus stop—it’s packed with kids older than us and who look a whole lot less grimy than I do—and he clams up like he’s never once heard of a bobcat.

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden

With fewer coyotes and bobcats present, foxes appeared to benefit.

From Science Daily Jun. 28, 2026

Working with other volunteers, Smee has helped remove invasive plants and plant native species, including 30 oak trees that attract local wildlife like the endangered monarch butterfly, mountain lions and bobcats.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 30, 2026

In the Vermont woods where Mr. Hoagland lives, coyotes have replaced wolves while bobcats have taken the place of Canada lynx.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 30, 2025

The sanctuary said it had lost five African serval cats, four bobcats, two Canada lynx and a Bengal tiger, among others.

From BBC Dec. 25, 2024

The city sprawls across seventy-eight square miles, stretching from the shallow, salty estuary at the edge of San Francisco Bay to the undulating green-and-gold hills where bobcats and coyotes roam.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater




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