"ringtail" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ringtail [plural], ringtails [plural], ring-tail [alternative]
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:
    Any of the two extant small nocturnal mammals in the genus Bassariscus, somewhat like raccoons, native to the southwestern United States and Central America.
    A North American ringtail, Bassariscus astutus
    Synonyms: miner's cat, raccoon fox, civet cat, miner's cat, raccoon fox, ringtail, ring-tailed cat, ring-tailed civet cat 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-EE75NJ5g Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Damselflies, Marsupials, New World monkeys, Procyonids, Prosimians Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 8 15 16 5 16 5 7 6 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 9 22 23 6 9 6 4 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 9 15 16 4 16 5 7 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 8 15 15 4 15 5 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 24 11 14 20 5 11 5 5 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 24 16 17 14 4 10 6 3 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 24 9 17 18 6 9 6 4 7 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 23 10 18 19 6 10 6 4 5 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 27 10 19 15 5 10 5 4 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 29 15 11 16 4 9 5 3 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 26 19 14 12 4 8 5 3 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 25 10 14 20 5 10 5 4 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 30 8 16 16 5 11 5 5 5 Disambiguation of Damselflies: 37 5 12 12 4 12 10 5 4 Disambiguation of Marsupials: 36 4 11 11 3 22 3 5 4 Disambiguation of New World monkeys: 29 17 17 10 3 10 7 4 4 Disambiguation of Procyonids: 44 9 11 11 3 11 3 5 4 Disambiguation of Prosimians: 36 4 11 22 3 11 3 5 4 Disambiguation of 'Bassariscus astutus': 48 18 8 9 3 7 3 2 2
  2. A ring-tailed animal, notably:
    Any of the two extant small nocturnal mammals in the genus Bassariscus, somewhat like raccoons, native to the southwestern United States and Central America.
    A cacomistle, Bassariscus sumichrasti
    Sense id: en-ringtail-en-noun-pGU~a9Ip Categories (other): Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 24 11 14 20 5 11 5 5 6 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 23 10 18 19 6 10 6 4 5
  3. A ring-tailed animal, notably:
    A capuchin monkey (Cebus spp.)
    Sense id: en-ringtail-en-noun-jwczYalP Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 9 22 23 6 9 6 4 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 24 11 14 20 5 11 5 5 6 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 23 10 18 19 6 10 6 4 5
  4. A ring-tailed animal, notably:
    A ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta)
    Sense id: en-ringtail-en-noun-4dKNhCWZ Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 9 22 23 6 9 6 4 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 24 11 14 20 5 11 5 5 6 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 23 10 18 19 6 10 6 4 5
  5. A ring-tailed animal, notably:
    A raccoon (Procyon spp, especially Procyon lotor)
    Sense id: en-ringtail-en-noun-9aVxAPOO
  6. A ring-tailed animal, notably:
    A ringtail possum (family Pseudocheiridae)
    Sense id: en-ringtail-en-noun-1N6S2qPl Categories (other): Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 24 11 14 20 5 11 5 5 6 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 23 10 18 19 6 10 6 4 5
  7. A ring-tailed animal, notably:
    Any of various damselflies of the genus Austrolestes, of Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific islands
    Sense id: en-ringtail-en-noun-f4qYluez
  8. (nautical) A ringsail.
    Sense id: en-ringtail-en-noun-RAJPZcAM Categories (other): Nautical Topics: nautical, transport
  9. (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
Derived forms: ringtail cat, ringtail civet

Inflected forms

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          "source": "Thesaurus:North American ringtail",
          "word": "ringtail"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:North American ringtail",
          "word": "ring-tailed cat"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:North American ringtail",
          "word": "ring-tailed civet cat"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A ring-tailed animal, notably:",
        "Any of the two extant small nocturnal mammals in the genus Bassariscus, somewhat like raccoons, native to the southwestern United States and Central America.",
        "A cacomistle, Bassariscus sumichrasti"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ring-tailed",
          "ring-tailed"
        ],
        [
          "extant",
          "extant"
        ],
        [
          "nocturnal",
          "nocturnal"
        ],
        [
          "mammal",
          "mammal"
        ],
        [
          "Bassariscus",
          "Bassariscus#Translingual"
        ],
        [
          "raccoon",
          "raccoon"
        ],
        [
          "United States",
          "United States"
        ],
        [
          "Central America",
          "Central America"
        ],
        [
          "cacomistle",
          "cacomistle"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A ring-tailed animal, notably:",
        "A capuchin monkey (Cebus spp.)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ring-tailed",
          "ring-tailed"
        ],
        [
          "capuchin monkey",
          "capuchin monkey"
        ],
        [
          "Cebus",
          "Cebus"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A ring-tailed animal, notably:",
        "A ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ring-tailed",
          "ring-tailed"
        ],
        [
          "ring-tailed lemur",
          "ring-tailed lemur"
        ],
        [
          "Lemur catta",
          "Lemur catta#Translingual"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A ring-tailed animal, notably:",
        "A raccoon (Procyon spp, especially Procyon lotor)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ring-tailed",
          "ring-tailed"
        ],
        [
          "raccoon",
          "raccoon"
        ],
        [
          "Procyon",
          "Procyon"
        ],
        [
          "Procyon lotor",
          "Procyon lotor#Translingual"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A ring-tailed animal, notably:",
        "A ringtail possum (family Pseudocheiridae)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ring-tailed",
          "ring-tailed"
        ],
        [
          "ringtail possum",
          "ringtail possum"
        ],
        [
          "Pseudocheiridae",
          "Pseudocheiridae#Translingual"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (genus)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A ring-tailed animal, notably:",
        "Any of various damselflies of the genus Austrolestes, of Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific islands"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ring-tailed",
          "ring-tailed"
        ],
        [
          "damselflies",
          "damselfly"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Nautical"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A ringsail."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "nautical",
          "nautical"
        ],
        [
          "ringsail",
          "ringsail"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(nautical) A ringsail."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "nautical",
        "transport"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Australian English",
        "English slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A ring-in."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ring-in",
          "ring-in"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Australia, slang) A ring-in."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Australia",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "Bassariscus astutus",
      "word": "noord-Amerikaanse katfret"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "Bassariscus astutus",
      "word": "ringovosta basarisko"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Bassariscus astutus",
      "word": "kakomisti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Bassariscus astutus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bassaris rusé"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "Bassariscus astutus",
      "word": "nordamerikanische Katzenfrett"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kakomisuru",
      "sense": "Bassariscus astutus",
      "word": "カコミスル"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "Bassariscus astutus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bassarisco"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kakomícli",
      "sense": "Bassariscus astutus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "какоми́цли"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Bassariscus astutus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cacomixtle norteño"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "ringtail"
  ],
  "word": "ringtail"
}

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