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bob⋅cat

  [bob-kat]
–noun, plural -cats, (especially collectively) -cat.
a North American wildcat, Lynx rufus, ranging from southern Canada to central Mexico, having a brownish coat with black spots.
Also called bay lynx.

Origin:
1885–90, Americanism; bob(tail) + cat1
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bobcat 
N.Amer. lynx, 1888, so called for its short tail (see bob (2)).
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