"ring-tailed civet cat" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ring-tailed civet cats [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ring-tailed civet cat (plural ring-tailed civet cats)
  1. (regional, dated or obsolete) Synonym of ringtail (“Bassariscus astutus”) Tags: dated, obsolete, regional Synonyms: ringtail [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-ring-tailed_civet_cat-en-noun-SCRaFayU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Regional English

Inflected forms

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