A bobcat is an animal in the cat family which has reddish-brown fur with dark spots or stripes and a short tail. Bobcatslive in North America.
Bobcats roam wild in the mountains.
bobcat in British English
(ˈbɒbˌkæt)
noun
a North American feline mammal, Lynx rufus, closely related to but smaller than the lynx, having reddish-brown fur with dark spots or stripes, tufted ears, and a short tail
Also called: bay lynx
Word origin
C19: from bob2 (referring to its short tail) + cat1
bobcat in American English
(ˈbɑbˌkæt)
US
nounWord forms: pluralˈbobˌcats or ˈbobˌcat
a small North American lynx (Lynx rufus) that feeds on small prey, esp. rats and rabbits