ringtail.
A ring-tailed animal, notably:
Meaning & usage
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
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
A ring-tailed animal, notably: A capuchin monkey (Cebus spp.)
A ring-tailed animal, notably: A ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta)
A ring-tailed animal, notably: A raccoon (Procyon spp, especially Procyon lotor)
A ring-tailed animal, notably: A ringtail possum (family Pseudocheiridae)
A ring-tailed animal, notably: Any of various damselflies of the genus Austrolestes, of Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific islands
A ringsail.
A ring-in.
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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