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ring·tail

(rĭng′tāl′)

A small raccoonlike mammal (Bassariscus astutus) of the order Carnivora, inhabiting southwestern North America and having grayish or brownish fur and a black-banded tail.

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ringtail

(ˈrɪŋˌteɪl)

1. (Animals) Also called: ring-tailed cat another name for cacomistle

2. (Animals) Also called: ringtail possum Austral any of several possums having curling prehensile tails used to grasp branches while climbing

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ring•tail

(ˈrɪŋˌteɪl)

n.

1. any phalanger of the genus Pseudocheirus, having the prehensile tail curled into a ring.

2. cacomistle.

adj.

3. ring-tailed.

[1530–40]

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Noun	1.	ringtail - raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings Bassariscus astutus, bassarisk, cacomistle, cacomixle, civet cat, miner's cat, raccoon fox, ring-tailed cat, coon cat procyonid - plantigrade carnivorous mammals Bassariscus, genus Bassariscus - cacomistles
	2.	ringtail - North American raccoon common raccoon, common racoon, Procyon lotor racoon, raccoon - an omnivorous nocturnal mammal native to North America and Central America
	3.	ringtail - monkey of Central America and South America having thick hair on the head that resembles a monk's cowl Cebus capucinus, capuchin New World monkey, platyrrhine, platyrrhinian - hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails Cebus, genus Cebus - type genus of the Cebidae
	4.	ringtail - an immature golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos, golden eagle - large eagle of mountainous regions of the northern hemisphere having a golden-brown head and neck

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