"ring-tailed" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more ring-tailed [comparative], most ring-tailed [superlative]
Etymology: From ring + tail + -ed. Etymology templates: {{af|en|ring|tail|-ed}} ring + tail + -ed Head templates: {{en-adj}} ring-tailed (comparative more ring-tailed, superlative most ring-tailed)
  1. having a tail marked with differently colored rings
    Sense id: en-ring-tailed-en-adj-OPkTU158 Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ed Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ed: 46 54
  2. carrying its flexible tail in a circular or spiraling form
    Sense id: en-ring-tailed-en-adj-Z6teA8sd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ed, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ed: 46 54 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 43 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ringtailed Derived forms: ring-tailed lemur (taxonomic: Lemur catta) Related terms: ringtail, ringstraked

Alternative forms

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