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Panther vs Bobcat - What's the difference?

panther | bobcat |

As nouns the difference between panther and bobcat

is that panther is (us) a member of any of the while bobcat is a north american wild cat, lynx rufus , having tufted ears and a short tail or bobcat can be a multi-purpose construction vehicle that is a akin to a smaller version of a front-end loader or a backhoe (backhoe loader), with a one-man caged control cabin.

panther

English

(wikipedia panther) (Panthera) (Panthera)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any of various big cats with black fur; most especially, the black-coated leopard of India.
  • Any big cat of the genus Panthera .
  • A cougar; especially the .

    • Derived terms

    * black panther * pantheress

    bobcat

    English

    (wikipedia bobcat)

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A North American wild cat, Lynx rufus , having tufted ears and a short tail

    • Etymology 2

    Genericization of the trademark Bobcat

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a multi-purpose construction vehicle that is a akin to a smaller version of a front-end loader or a backhoe (backhoe loader), with a one-man caged control cabin
    • See also
    * backhoe * backhoe loader * front-end loader * JCB