bobcat en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈbɒb.kæt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio
- /ˈbɔb.kæt/ (General-American)
Etymology
From bob (short hair; with reference to its tail) + cat.
Meanings
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A North American wildcat (Lynx rufus), having tufted ears and a short tail.
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.
2023 March 27, Helen Lewis, “How Did America’s Weirdest, Most Freedom-Obsessed State Fall for an Authoritarian Governor?”, in The Atlantic:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bobcats | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (82)
udm горд балян (North American wild cat) · de Rotluchs (North American wild cat) · nl rode lynx (North American wild cat) · unm chinkwe (North American wild cat) · qu ruka linsi (North American wild cat) · bg американски рис (North American wild cat) · hi बॉबकैट (North American wild cat) · csm tolom·maˀah (North American wild cat) · pao tuhuˀu (North American wild cat) · ro râs roșu (North American wild cat) · ja ボブキャット (North American wild cat) · ta பாப் பூனை (North American wild cat) · es lince rojo (North American wild cat) · mhr йошкар шурмаҥше (North American wild cat) · ood gewho (North American wild cat) · io bruna linco (North American wild cat) · nv náshdóí łibáhígíí (North American wild cat) · chr ᎬᎮ (North American wild cat) · vi linh miêu đuôi cộc (North American wild cat) · bo གཡི (North American wild cat) · hsb čerwjeny rys (North American wild cat) · uk бобкет (North American wild cat) · ar وَشَق أَحْمَر (North American wild cat) · lt rudoji lūšis (North American wild cat) · lbe ятӏулсса цӏиникь (North American wild cat) · udm кельыт балян (North American wild cat) · da rødlos (North American wild cat) · ro linx roșu (North American wild cat) · chr ᎠᎺᎵᎨ ᎬᎮ (North American wild cat) · av багӏараб цӏиркъ (North American wild cat) · pt lince-vermelho (North American wild cat) · ru ры́жая рысь (North American wild cat) · abe bezo (North American wild cat) · tr doru vaşak (North American wild cat) · pl ryś rudy (North American wild cat) · win wicąwą sįįc kųnųk (North American wild cat) · fr lynx roux (North American wild cat) · chl túkut (North American wild cat) · ca linx roig (North American wild cat) · eu katamotz gorri (North American wild cat) · lut p̓əč̓əb (North American wild cat) · be рудая рысь (North American wild cat) · pnb باب بلا (North American wild cat) · lv rūsganais lūsis (North American wild cat) · ru красная рысь (North American wild cat) · ml ബോബ്ക്യാറ്റ് (North American wild cat) · cmn 短尾貓 /短尾猫 (North American wild cat) · eo rufa linko (North American wild cat) · nn raudgaupe (North American wild cat) · bo དབྱི (North American wild cat) · ko 붉은스라소니 (North American wild cat) · nb rødgaupe (North American wild cat) · ady чэтыушыумыш (North American wild cat) · br liñs rous (North American wild cat) · xgf tukuut (North American wild cat) · el ερυθρός λύγκας (North American wild cat) · cy bobgath (North American wild cat) · bo རི་ཞིམ (North American wild cat) · fi punailves (North American wild cat) · he שונר מצוי (North American wild cat) · et punailves (North American wild cat) · apw gídí dziłkáʼyú gólííní (North American wild cat) · fi amerikanilves (North American wild cat) · it lince rossa (North American wild cat) · fr lynx bai (North American wild cat) · th บอบแคต (North American wild cat) · ko 보브캣 (North American wild cat) · ga bobchat (North American wild cat) · ka წითური ფოცხვერი (North American wild cat) · fa گربه دمکوتاه (North American wild cat) · uk рись руда (North American wild cat) · chy mohkave (North American wild cat) · sv rödlo (North American wild cat) · sk rys červený (North American wild cat) · nv náshdóíłbáí (North American wild cat) · cs rys červený (North American wild cat) · hy կարմիր լուսան (North American wild cat) · fy reade lynks (North American wild cat) · hu vörös hiúz (North American wild cat) · az kürən vaşaq (North American wild cat) · fr chat sauvage (North American wild cat) · nah ocotōchtli (North American wild cat)