"ringtail" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ringtail [plural], ringtails [plural]
Etymology: From ring + tail. Etymology templates: {{af|en|ring|tail}} ring + tail Head templates: {{en-noun|ringtail|s}} ringtail (plural ringtail or ringtails)
  1. A ring-tailed animal, notably:
    A small carnivorous mammal, Bassariscus astutus, somewhat like a raccoon, native to the southwestern United States and Mexico
    Translations (Bassariscus astutus): noord-Amerikaanse katfret (Dutch), ringovosta basarisko (Esperanto), kakomisti (Finnish), bassaris rusé [masculine] (French), nordamerikanische Katzenfrett (German), カコミスル (kakomisuru) (Japanese), bassarisco [masculine] (Portuguese), какоми́цли (kakomícli) [masculine] (Russian), cacomixtle norteño [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-ringtail-en-noun-1GHCxgUP Disambiguation of 'Bassariscus astutus': 44 14 14 14 5 5 2 2
  2. A ring-tailed animal, notably:
    A capuchin monkey (Cebus spp.)
    Categories (lifeform): Damselflies, New World monkeys
    Sense id: en-ringtail-en-noun-jwczYalP Disambiguation of Damselflies: 9 18 19 9 18 15 7 6 Disambiguation of New World monkeys: 17 26 18 7 10 7 5 10 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 20 20 8 21 6 9 7 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 7 30 18 6 14 7 6 11
  3. A ring-tailed animal, notably:
    A ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta)
    Categories (lifeform): Damselflies, Marsupials, Procyonids, Prosimians
    Sense id: en-ringtail-en-noun-4dKNhCWZ Disambiguation of Damselflies: 9 18 19 9 18 15 7 6 Disambiguation of Marsupials: 14 18 27 7 15 7 6 5 Disambiguation of Procyonids: 14 18 27 7 16 7 7 5 Disambiguation of Prosimians: 11 21 30 6 14 6 6 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 20 20 8 21 6 9 7
  4. A ring-tailed animal, notably:
    A raccoon (Procyon spp, especially Procyon lotor)
    Sense id: en-ringtail-en-noun-9aVxAPOO
  5. A ring-tailed animal, notably:
    A ringtail possum (family Pseudocheiridae)
    Categories (lifeform): Damselflies
    Sense id: en-ringtail-en-noun-1N6S2qPl Disambiguation of Damselflies: 9 18 19 9 18 15 7 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 20 20 8 21 6 9 7
  6. A ring-tailed animal, notably:
    Any of various damselflies of the genus Austrolestes, of Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific islands
    Categories (lifeform): Damselflies
    Sense id: en-ringtail-en-noun-f4qYluez Disambiguation of Damselflies: 9 18 19 9 18 15 7 6
  7. (nautical) A ringsail. Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-ringtail-en-noun-RAJPZcAM Topics: nautical, transport
  8. (Australia, slang) A ring-in. Tags: Australia, slang
    Sense id: en-ringtail-en-noun-ZzcHZ5ti Categories (other): Australian English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ring-tail

Inflected forms

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