noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈbɒb.kæt/
General-American:/ˈbɔb.kæt/
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CMU ARPABET:B AA1 B K AE2 T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A North American wildcat (Lynx rufus), having tufted ears and a short tail.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: red lynx
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A vehicle made by the Bobcat company
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
small lynx of North America
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bay lynx, Lynx rufus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: lynx, catamount
History
Etymology
From bob (short hair; with reference to its tail) + cat.
Genericization of the trademark Bobcat
Across languages
Translations
82 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Abenaki:
bezo
— North American wild cat
Western Apache:
gídí dziłkáʼyú gólííní
— North American wild cat
Arabic:
وَشَق أَحْمَر
(wašaq ʔaḥmar)
— North American wild cat
Armenian:
կարմիր լուսան
(karmir lusan)
— North American wild cat
Avar:
багӏараб цӏиркъ
(baʻarab cʼirqxʼ)
— North American wild cat
Azerbaijani:
kürən vaşaq
— North American wild cat
Basque:
katamotz gorri
— North American wild cat
Belarusian:
рудая рысь
(rudaja rysʹ)
— North American wild cat
Breton:
liñs rous
— North American wild cat
Bulgarian:
американски рис
(amerikanski ris)
— North American wild cat
Cahuilla:
túkut
— North American wild cat
Catalan:
linx roig
— North American wild cat
Cherokee:
ᎬᎮ
(gvhe)
— North American wild cat
Cherokee:
ᎠᎺᎵᎨ ᎬᎮ
(amelige gvhe)
— North American wild cat
Cheyenne:
mohkave
— North American wild cat
Chinese Mandarin:
短尾貓 /短尾猫
(duǎn wěimāo)
— North American wild cat
West Circassian:
чэтыушыумыш
(čɛtəwušəwuməš)
— North American wild cat
Czech:
rys červený
— North American wild cat
Danish:
rødlos
— North American wild cat
Dutch:
rode lynx
— North American wild cat
Esperanto:
rufa linko
— North American wild cat
Estonian:
punailves
— North American wild cat
Finnish:
punailves
— North American wild cat
Finnish:
amerikanilves
— North American wild cat
French:
lynx roux
— North American wild cat
French:
chat sauvage
— North American wild cat
French:
lynx bai
— North American wild cat
West-Frisian:
reade lynks
— North American wild cat
Gabrielino-Fernandeño:
tukuut
— North American wild cat
Georgian:
წითური ფოცხვერი
(c̣ituri pocxveri)
— North American wild cat
German:
Rotluchs
— North American wild cat
Greek:
ερυθρός λύγκας
(erythrós lýgkas)
— North American wild cat
Hebrew:
שונר מצוי
— North American wild cat
Hindi:
बॉबकैट
(bŏbkaiṭ)
— North American wild cat
Hungarian:
vörös hiúz
— North American wild cat
Ido:
bruna linco
— North American wild cat
Irish:
bobchat
— North American wild cat
Italian:
lince rossa
— North American wild cat
Japanese:
ボブキャット
(bobukyatto)
— North American wild cat
Korean:
붉은스라소니
(bulgeunseurasoni)
— North American wild cat
Korean:
보브캣
(bobeukaet)
— North American wild cat
Lak:
ятӏулсса цӏиникь
(aʕtʼuls:a cʼiniqʼ)
— North American wild cat
Latvian:
rūsganais lūsis
— North American wild cat
Lithuanian:
rudoji lūšis
— North American wild cat
Lushootseed:
p̓əč̓əb
— North American wild cat
Malayalam:
ബോബ്ക്യാറ്റ്
(bōbkyāṟṟŭ)
— North American wild cat
Eastern Mari:
йошкар шурмаҥше
(joškar šurmaŋše)
— North American wild cat
Central Sierra Miwok:
tolom·maˀah
— North American wild cat
Nahuatl:
ocotōchtli
— North American wild cat
Navajo:
náshdóí łibáhígíí
— North American wild cat
Navajo:
náshdóíłbáí
— North American wild cat
Northern Paiute:
tuhuˀu
— North American wild cat
Norwegian Bokmål:
rødgaupe
— North American wild cat
Norwegian Nynorsk:
raudgaupe
— North American wild cat
O'odham:
gewho
— North American wild cat
Persian:
گربه دمکوتاه
— North American wild cat
Polish:
ryś rudy
— North American wild cat
Portuguese:
lince-vermelho
— North American wild cat
Punjabi:
باب بلا
(bāb blā)
— North American wild cat
Quechua:
ruka linsi
— North American wild cat
Romanian:
râs roșu
— North American wild cat
Romanian:
linx roșu
— North American wild cat
Russian:
ры́жая рысь
(rýžaja rysʹ)
— North American wild cat
Russian:
красная рысь
(krasnaja rysʹ)
— North American wild cat
Slovak:
rys červený
— North American wild cat
Upper Sorbian:
čerwjeny rys
— North American wild cat
Spanish:
lince rojo
— North American wild cat
Swedish:
rödlo
— North American wild cat
Tamil:
பாப் பூனை
(pāp pūṉai)
— North American wild cat
Thai:
บอบแคต
(bòbkâet)
— North American wild cat
Tibetan:
རི་ཞིམ
(ri zhim)
— North American wild cat
Tibetan:
དབྱི
(dbyi)
— North American wild cat
Tibetan:
གཡི
(g.yi)
— North American wild cat
Turkish:
doru vaşak
— North American wild cat
Udmurt:
кельыт балян
(keľyt baľan)
— North American wild cat
Udmurt:
горд балян
(gord baľan)
— North American wild cat
Ukrainian:
рись руда
(rysʹ ruda)
— North American wild cat
Ukrainian:
бобкет
(bobket)
— North American wild cat
Unami:
chinkwe
— North American wild cat
Vietnamese:
linh miêu đuôi cộc
— North American wild cat
Welsh:
bobgath
— North American wild cat
Winnebago:
wicąwą sįįc kųnųk
— North American wild cat