Bobtail
noun
An animal with a short or missing tail or something that is similarly short or abbreviated.
A bobtail truck is much shorter than the usual delivery truck.
Often appears as...
- bobtail cat
- bobtail dog
adjective
Shortened or cut off, particularly referring to the reduced length of a thing's tail or to a summary version of a document or text.
I read the bobtail version of the book, which skipped some parts but was still easy to understand.
Often appears as...
- bobtail report
- bobtail story
noun
An animal with a short or missing tail or something that is similarly short or abbreviated.
A bobtail truck is much shorter than the usual delivery truck.
Often appears as...
- bobtail cat
- bobtail dog
adjective
Shortened or cut off, particularly referring to the reduced length of a thing's tail or to a summary version of a document or text.
I read the bobtail version of the book, which skipped some parts but was still easy to understand.
Often appears as...
- bobtail report
- bobtail story
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Literal Meaning
Used to describe an actual tail that's naturally short or has been shortened.
The puppy was a bobtail, wagging what little of its tail was left.
Pro Tip 2/3Figurative Use
Can refer to objects that are shorter than standard in a similar way to a shortened tail.
The handyman used a bobtail hammer for the tight spaces.
Pro Tip 3/3Animals and Vehicles
Most commonly used with animals and certain types of vehicles.
Bobtail trucks are easier to maneuver in the city.
Pro Tip 1/3Literal Meaning
Used to describe an actual tail that's naturally short or has been shortened.
The puppy was a bobtail, wagging what little of its tail was left.
Pro Tip 2/3Figurative Use
Can refer to objects that are shorter than standard in a similar way to a shortened tail.
The handyman used a bobtail hammer for the tight spaces.
Pro Tip 3/3Animals and Vehicles
Most commonly used with animals and certain types of vehicles.
Bobtail trucks are easier to maneuver in the city.
Pro Tip 1/3Literal Meaning
Used to describe an actual tail that's naturally short or has been shortened.
The puppy was a bobtail, wagging what little of its tail was left.
Pro Tip 2/3Figurative Use
Can refer to objects that are shorter than standard in a similar way to a shortened tail.
The handyman used a bobtail hammer for the tight spaces.
Pro Tip 3/3Animals and Vehicles
Most commonly used with animals and certain types of vehicles.
Bobtail trucks are easier to maneuver in the city.
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Video examples
Bonnie Bassler: The...
And so that's how bioluminescence works -- they're talking with these chemical words. The reason Vibrio fischeri is doing that comes from the biology -- again, another plug for the animals in the ocean. Vibrio fischeri lives in this squid. What you're looking at is the Hawaiian bobtail squid. It's been turned on its back,
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How squids outsmart...
Some squid species have also developed unique adaptive behaviors. The deep-sea vampire squid, when startled, uses its webbed arms to make a cape it hides behind. The tiny bobtail, on the other hand, tosses sand over its body as it burrows away from prying eyes.
Video examples
Bonnie Bassler: The...
And so that's how bioluminescence works -- they're talking with these chemical words. The reason Vibrio fischeri is doing that comes from the biology -- again, another plug for the animals in the ocean. Vibrio fischeri lives in this squid. What you're looking at is the Hawaiian bobtail squid. It's been turned on its back,
Video examples
How squids outsmart...
Some squid species have also developed unique adaptive behaviors. The deep-sea vampire squid, when startled, uses its webbed arms to make a cape it hides behind. The tiny bobtail, on the other hand, tosses sand over its body as it burrows away from prying eyes.
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