Meanings
bobcat1
plural bobcats
- 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 AtlanticSynonyms: red lynx
bobcat2
plural bobcats
- A multi-purpose construction vehicle, akin to a smaller version of a front-end loader or a backhoe (backhoe loader), with a one-man caged control cabin.
Synonyms: skidsteer
Bobcat3
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA North American wildcat (Lynx rufus), having tufted ears and a short tail.
nounA multi-purpose construction vehicle, akin to a smaller version of a front-end loader or a backhoe (backhoe loader), with a one-man caged control cabin.
More synonyms by meaning
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
bobcat · noun
From bob (short hair; with reference to its tail) + cat.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic وَشَق أَحْمَر
- وَشَق أَحْمَر (wašaq ʔaḥmar)North American wild cat
Basque katamotz gorri
- katamotz gorriNorth American wild cat
Bulgarian американски рис
- американски рис (amerikanski ris)North American wild cat
Catalan linx roig
- linx roigNorth American wild cat
Chinese Mandarin 短尾貓 /短尾猫
- 短尾貓 /短尾猫 (duǎn wěimāo)North American wild cat
Czech rys červený
- rys červenýNorth American wild cat
Danish rødlos
- rødlosNorth American wild cat
Dutch rode lynx
- rode lynxNorth American wild cat
Esperanto rufa linko
- rufa linkoNorth American wild cat
Estonian punailves
- punailvesNorth American wild cat
Finnish punailves, amerikanilves
- punailvesNorth American wild cat
- amerikanilvesNorth American wild cat
French lynx roux, chat sauvage
- lynx rouxNorth American wild cat
- chat sauvageNorth American wild cat
- lynx baiNorth American wild cat
German Rotluchs
- RotluchsNorth American wild cat
Greek ερυθρός λύγκας
- ερυθρός λύγκας (erythrós lýgkas)North American wild cat
Hebrew שונר מצוי
- שונר מצויNorth American wild cat
Hindi बॉबकैट
- बॉबकैट (bŏbkaiṭ)North American wild cat
Hungarian vörös hiúz
- vörös hiúzNorth American wild cat
Irish bobchat
- bobchatNorth American wild cat
Italian lince rossa
- lince rossaNorth American wild cat
Japanese ボブキャット
- ボブキャット (bobukyatto)North American wild cat
Korean 붉은스라소니, 보브캣
- 붉은스라소니 (bulgeunseurasoni)North American wild cat
- 보브캣 (bobeukaet)North American wild cat
Latvian rūsganais lūsis
- rūsganais lūsisNorth American wild cat
Lithuanian rudoji lūšis
- rudoji lūšisNorth American wild cat
Norwegian Bokmål rødgaupe
- rødgaupeNorth American wild cat
Persian گربه دمکوتاه
- گربه دمکوتاهNorth American wild cat
Polish ryś rudy
- ryś rudyNorth American wild cat
Portuguese lince-vermelho
- lince-vermelhoNorth American wild cat
Romanian râs roșu, linx roșu
- râs roșuNorth American wild cat
- linx roșuNorth American wild cat
Russian ры́жая рысь, красная рысь
- ры́жая рысь (rýžaja rysʹ)North American wild cat
- красная рысь (krasnaja rysʹ)North American wild cat
Slovak rys červený
- rys červenýNorth American wild cat
Spanish lince rojo
- lince rojoNorth American wild cat
Swedish rödlo
- rödloNorth American wild cat
Tamil பாப் பூனை
- பாப் பூனை (pāp pūṉai)North American wild cat
Thai บอบแคต
- บอบแคต (bòbkâet)North American wild cat
Turkish doru vaşak
- doru vaşakNorth American wild cat
Ukrainian рись руда, бобкет
- рись руда (rysʹ ruda)North American wild cat
- бобкет (bobket)North American wild cat
Vietnamese linh miêu đuôi cộc
- linh miêu đuôi cộcNorth American wild cat
Welsh bobgath
- bobgathNorth American wild cat
Cite this entry
bobcat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bobcat
“bobcat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bobcat. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bobcat,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bobcat.
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