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bobcat

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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bob·cat /ˈbɒbkæt $ ˈbɑːb-/ noun [countable]  HBAa large North American wild cat that has no tail 短尾猫〔一种北美野猫〕 SYN lynx5 see picture at 见图 big cat
Examples from the Corpus
bobcatNow, mink pelts sell for 75 cents and bobcats go for $ 35.It is framed by gentle hills that look down on oak groves that abound with deer, bobcats and golden eagles.Hammond responded to a call to remove a female bobcat from Tucson Raceway Park.Behind the empty Ahwahnee Hotel, fresh bobcat tracks mark the morning snow.Joe Adams will get his frozen bobcat back, again.Hammond tried every kind of tasty bobcat food he had -- sardines, raw chicken, chicken livers.But the bobcat apparently was already headed back to Adams.Wildlife managers have been tracking bobcats wearing radio collars and know that they still are in the area.
Origin bobcat (1800-1900) bob short ((18-19 centuries)) (probably from BOBTAIL; because it has no tail) + cat
bob·cat nounChineseSyllable
cat that has Corpus a American North wild large


bobcat
bobcat /ˈbɒbkæt $ ˈbɑːb-/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Origin: bob 'short' (18-19 centuries) (probably from BOBTAIL; because it has no tail) + cat
a large North American wild cat that has no tail
   SYN  lynx


bob·catBrE /ˈbɒbkæt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbɑːbkæt/ 🔊 nouna N American wild cat 短尾猫,红猫(北美野猫)