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ringtail.

A ring-tailed animal, notably:

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Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A ring-tailed animal, notably: Any of the two extant small nocturnal mammals in the genus Bassariscus, somewhat like raccoons, native to the southwestern United States and Central America. A North American ringtail, Bassariscus astutus

  2. A ring-tailed animal, notably: Any of the two extant small nocturnal mammals in the genus Bassariscus, somewhat like raccoons, native to the southwestern United States and Central America. A cacomistle, Bassariscus sumichrasti

  3. A ring-tailed animal, notably: A capuchin monkey (Cebus spp.)

  4. A ring-tailed animal, notably: A ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta)

  5. A ring-tailed animal, notably: A raccoon (Procyon spp, especially Procyon lotor)

  6. A ring-tailed animal, notably: A ringtail possum (family Pseudocheiridae)

  7. A ring-tailed animal, notably: Any of various damselflies of the genus Austrolestes, of Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific islands

  8. A ringsail.

  9. A ring-in.

    Australia · slang
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English ring Proto-Germanic *taglą Proto-West Germanic *tagl Old English tæġl Middle English tayl English tail English ringtail From ring + tail.

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