Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun bobtail

2 senses of bobtail

Sense 1
bobtail, bob, dock -- (a short or shortened tail of certain animals)
       => tail -- (the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body)

Sense 2
Old English sheepdog, bobtail -- (large sheepdog with a profuse shaggy bluish-grey-and-white coat and short tail; believed to trace back to the Roman occupation of Britain)
       => shepherd dog, sheepdog, sheep dog -- (any of various usually long-haired breeds of dog reared to herd and guard sheep)

Antonyms of adj bobtail

1 sense of bobtail

Sense 1
bobtail, bobtailed -- (having a short or shortened tail; "bobtail mare")

INDIRECT (VIA caudate) -> acaudate, acaudal -- (lacking a tail or taillike appendage)

Similarity of adj bobtail

1 sense of bobtail

Sense 1
bobtail, bobtailed -- (having a short or shortened tail; "bobtail mare")
       => caudate (vs. acaudate), caudated -- (having a tail or taillike appendage)

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