Definition of "bobcat"

bobcat¹

/ˈbɒb.kæt/

noun
plural bobcats
1. A North American wildcat, Lynx rufus, having tufted ears and a short tail.
  Quotations
  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

bobcat²

/ˈbɒb.kæt/

noun
plural bobcats
1. 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.