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Ringtail

Ringtail Meaning & Definition
Ringtail Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Ringtail?

[n] an immature golden eagle
[n] monkey of Central and South America having a cowl of thick hair on the head
[n] North American raccoon
[n] raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings

Synonyms | Synonyms for Ringtail: Bassariscus astutus | bassarisk | cacomistle | cacomixle | capuchin | Cebus capucinus | civet cat | common raccoon | common racoon | coon | coon cat | miner's cat | Procyon lotor | raccoon fox | ring-tailed cat

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See Also | Aquila chrysaetos | Bassariscus | Cebus | genus Bassariscus | genus Cebus | golden eagle | New World monkey | procyonid | raccoon | racoon

Ringtail In Webster's Dictionary

\Ring"tail`\, n. 1. (Zo["o]l.) A bird having a distinct band of color across the tail, as the hen harrier. 2. (Naut.) A light sail set abaft and beyong the leech of a boom-and-gaff sail; -- called also {ringsail}. {Ringtail boom} (Naut.), a spar which is rigged on a boom for setting a ringtail.

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