bushy tail
Fox's plume behind
A bushy tail is a thick, fluffy tail—the kind found on squirrels, foxes, and certain dog breeds.
The phrase appears most often in bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, meaning alert, energetic, and eager: She showed up at 6 a.m., bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.
- squirrelBushy-tailed tree rodent
- gray squirrelTree-dwelling urban rodent
- plumeOrnamental feather or rising column
- foxCunning wild canine
- red foxGinger-furred wild canine
raccoon · fluff · fur · fur coat · warmth · mammal · soft · dense fur · arboreal · scamper · camouflage · abundance · balance · tuft · bright-eyed · thick · lemur · bottle brush
- tailstailless
- cat traitssilky coat, coat, tabby pattern, claws, long-haired
- squirrelssquirrel, gray squirrel, red squirrel, eastern gray squirrel, flying squirrel
- dog coatfur pattern, coat length, coat pattern, double coat, single coat
- animal anatomyskull, teeth, ears, eyes, nose
- fox folklorekitsune, fox spirit, fox spirits, nine-tailed fox, Reynard
tail presence/condition
bushy taildocked tail
Amputated animal appendage
bobbed tail · stub · stump · tailless