bobcats

Variant of bobcat

bobcat definition

☆ bob·cat (bäb′kat′)

noun pl. bobcats -·cats′ or bobcat -·cat′

a small North American lynx (Lynx rufus) that feeds on small prey, esp. rats and rabbits

Etymology: so called from its short tail

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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