bobcat

Etymology 1

From bob (short hair; with reference to its tail) + cat.

noun

1. 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. 2023-03-27, Helen Lewis, “How Did America’s Weirdest, Most Freedom-Obsessed State Fall for an Authoritarian Governor?”, in The Atlantic

Etymology 2

Genericization of the trademark Bobcat

noun

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.