What is "cactus cat"

n. A bobcat-like creature in North American folklore, said to be covered in spines like a porcupine and to slash cactus at night to release their juices.

The cactus cat is a mythical fearsome critter of the American Southwest.

The cactus cat was generally described being a bobcat-like creature, covered in hair-like thorns, with particularly long spines extending from the legs and its armored, branching tail. The creature was said to use its spines to slash cacti at night, allowing juice to run from the plants. On later nights, the creature was said to return to drink the now fermented juice. The then-drunken creature was said to shriek throughout the night.