单词 | bobtail |
释义 | bobtail (once / 10995 pages) 1nadj 2n WORD FAMILY bobtail: bobtails USAGE EXAMPLESOnly a few top executives at each company — principally their chief financial officers, deal-making chiefs and general counsels — were brought into the project, code-named “Bobtail.” New York Times(Oct 24, 2016) Bet my money on the bobtail nag, Somebody bet on the bay. Richard Peck, A Long Way from Chicago(1998) This bobtail squid at the Monterey Bay Aquarium creates a symbiotic partnership with light-producing microbes so that it won’t cast a shadow in moonlight. National Geographic(Sep 04, 2016) 1 1n a short or shortened tail of certain animals Syn|Hyper bob, dock tail the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body 2adj having a short or shortened tail 2bobtail mare Syn bobtailed caudate, caudated having a tail or taillike appendage n large sheepdog with a profuse shaggy bluish-grey-and-white coat and short tail; believed to trace back to the Roman occupation of Britain Syn|Hyper Old English sheepdog sheep dog, sheepdog, shepherd dog any of various usually long-haired breeds of dog reared to herd and guard sheep |
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