Bobtail — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a short or shortened tail of certain animals

large sheepdog with a profuse shaggy bluish-grey-and-white coat and short tail; believed to trace back to the Roman occupation of Britain

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæpɹɪˌoʊt/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈʌkskɪnz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈʌkskɪnz/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæpɹɪˌoʊt/.

Examples

bobtail mare

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Old English sheepdog bobtailed bob dock

Parts of Speech

noun	a short or shortened tail of certain animals
noun	large sheepdog with a profuse shaggy bluish-grey-and-white coat and short tail; believed to trace back to the Roman occupation of Britain
adjective	having a short or shortened tail “bobtail mare”

Word Forms

bob	verb	remove or shorten the tail of an animal
dock	verb	remove or shorten the tail of an animal

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

queue écourté

une queue courte ou raccourcie de certains animaux

🇪🇸Spanish

rabicorto

una cola corta o acortada de ciertos animales

🇳🇱Dutch

korte staart

een korte of verkorte staart van bepaalde dieren

🇷🇺Russian

бобтейл

короткий или укороченный хвост некоторых животных

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कट दुम

कुछ जानवरों की छोटी या छोटी पूँछ

🇧🇩Bengali

ববটেল

নির্দিষ্ট প্রাণীদের একটি ছোট বা ছোট লেজ

🇮🇳Tamil

பாப்டெயில்

சில விலங்குகளின் குறுகிய அல்லது சுருக்கப்பட்ட வால்

🇮🇳Telugu

బాబ్టైల్

కొన్ని జంతువుల చిన్న లేదా కుదించిన తోక

🇮🇳Marathi

बॉबटेल

विशिष्ट प्राण्यांची लहान किंवा लहान शेपटी

🇮🇳Gujarati

બોબટેલ

ચોક્કસ પ્રાણીઓની ટૂંકી અથવા ટૂંકી પૂંછડી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಾಬ್ಟೈಲ್

ಕೆಲವು ಪ್ರಾಣಿಗಳ ಸಣ್ಣ ಅಥವಾ ಸಂಕ್ಷಿಪ್ತ ಬಾಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബോബ്ടെയിൽ

ചില മൃഗങ്ങളുടെ ചെറുതോ ചെറുതോ ആയ വാൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੌਬਟੇਲ

ਕੁਝ ਜਾਨਵਰਾਂ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਛੋਟੀ ਜਾਂ ਛੋਟੀ ਪੂਛ

🇵🇰Urdu

بوبٹیل

کچھ جانوروں کی ایک چھوٹی یا چھوٹی دم

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

短尾

某些动物的短尾巴

🇯🇵Japanese

ボブテイル

特定の動物の短い、または短縮された尾

🇰🇷Korean

꼬리 자른 개

특정 동물의 짧거나 짧아진 꼬리

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đuôi cắt ngắn

đuôi ngắn hoặc ngắn của một số loài động vật

🇹🇭Thai

ผมหางม้า

หางสั้นหรือสั้นของสัตว์บางชนิด

🇮🇩Indonesian

ekor yg dipotong

ekor hewan tertentu yang pendek atau pendek

Middle East

🇮🇷Persian

باب دم

دم کوتاه یا کوتاه شده برخی از حیوانات

🇹🇷Turkish

kısa kuyruk

bazı hayvanların kısa veya kısaltılmış kuyruğu

🇮🇱Hebrew

בובטייל

זנב קצר או מקוצר של בעלי חיים מסוימים

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