What does ringtail mean?
Definitions for ringtail
ˈrɪŋˌteɪlring·tail
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Princeton's WordNet
bassarisk, cacomistle, cacomixle, coon cat, raccoon fox, ringtail, ring-tailed cat, civet cat, miner's cat, Bassariscus astutusnoun
raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings
common raccoon, common racoon, coon, ringtail, Procyon lotornoun
North American raccoon
capuchin, ringtail, Cebus capucinusnoun
monkey of Central America and South America having thick hair on the head that resembles a monk's cowl
ringtailnoun
an immature golden eagle
Wiktionary
ringtailnoun
A ring-tailed animal, notably:
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Ringtailnoun
A kind of kite with a whitish tail. Nathan Bailey
Etymology: ring and tail.
ChatGPT
ringtail
Ringtail is a term that typically refers to various types of mammals identified by a prominent rings pattern on their tail. The most well-known species include the Ring-tailed cat or Miner's cat, a creature native to the arid regions of North America, and the Ring-tailed lemur, native to Madagascar. In general, it’s used to describe species with ring-patterned tails.
Webster Dictionary
Ringtailnoun
a bird having a distinct band of color across the tail, as the hen harrier
Ringtailnoun
a light sail set abaft and beyong the leech of a boom-and-gaff sail; -- called also ringsail
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Anagrams for ringtail »
trailing
trialing
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of ringtail in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of ringtail in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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