1
a
: 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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The most vocal breeds include Siamese, Oriental, Balinese, Bengal, American bobtail, Siberian, Turkish Van, Ocicat, Peterbald, and Turkish Angora.
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Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
And the bobtail squid, which diverged from the California two-spot octopus between 350 million and 250 million years ago, had a chromosome that was an outlier in having more transposable elements than its other chromosomes—possibly the same Z chromosome as the octopus.
—Viviane Callier, Scientific American, 3 Sep. 2024
Luckily, transforming your home into a winter wonderland is as easy as stopping by the dollar store and stocking up on these affordable finds that are sure to make bells on bobtails ring without leaving coal in your bank account.
—Sarah Lemire, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Nov. 2023
Like many of its relatives, the bobtail squid makes deft use of its light-emitting photophores to hunt, communicate with its peers, and hide from predators lurking below.
—Discover Magazine, 29 June 2010
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Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
And the bobtail squid, which diverged from the California two-spot octopus between 350 million and 250 million years ago, had a chromosome that was an outlier in having more transposable elements than its other chromosomes—possibly the same Z chromosome as the octopus.
—Viviane Callier, Scientific American, 3 Sep. 2024
Luckily, transforming your home into a winter wonderland is as easy as stopping by the dollar store and stocking up on these affordable finds that are sure to make bells on bobtails ring without leaving coal in your bank account.
—Sarah Lemire, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Nov. 2023
Like many of its relatives, the bobtail squid makes deft use of its light-emitting photophores to hunt, communicate with its peers, and hide from predators lurking below.
—Discover Magazine, 29 June 2010
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“Bobtail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bobtail. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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bobtail
noun
bob·tail
-ˌtāl 
1
: a short or bobbed tail
2
: a horse, dog, or cat with a short or bobbed tail
bobtail
adjective
or bobtailed
-ˌtāld
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