bobtail

noun

bob·tail | \ ˈbäb-ˌtāl

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Definition of bobtail

1a : a bobbed tail

b : a horse, dog, or cat with a bobbed or very short tail especially : old english sheepdog

2 : something curtailed

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Hawaiian bobtail squid sleep under the sand all day, coming out to forage at night. — National Geographic, "Living Fireworks, These Animals Produce Light Shows with Their Bodies," 30 June 2018 Studies of the squid's giant axon helped spawn modern neuroscience decades ago, and the light organ of the bobtail squid (Euprymna scolopes) powered a revolution in the study of symbiotic host-microbe interactions. — Danna Staaf, Science | AAAS, "How to put an octopus to sleep—and make cephalopod research more humane," 4 Apr. 2018

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bobtail

noun

bob·tail | \ ˈbäb-ˌtāl

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Kids Definition of bobtail

1 : a short tail : a tail cut short

2 : an animal (as a dog) with a short tail

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