English Explanatory Dictionary

ringtail

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A ring-tailed animal, notably:
  2. Any of the two extant small nocturnal mammals in the genus Bassariscus, somewhat like raccoons, native to the southwestern United States and Central America.
  3. A North American ringtail, Bassariscus astutus
  4. A cacomistle, Bassariscus sumichrasti
  5. A capuchin monkey (Cebus spp.)
  6. A ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta)
  7. A raccoon (Procyon spp, especially Procyon lotor)
  8. A ringtail possum (family Pseudocheiridae)
  9. Any of various damselflies of the genus Austrolestes, of Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific islands
  10. A ringsail.
  11. A ring-in.

Word forms

ringtail ringtails ring-tail

Etymology

From ring + tail.

Synonyms

miner's cat raccoon fox civet cat ringtail ring-tailed cat ring-tailed civet cat

Derived words

ringtail cat ringtail civet
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