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Definitions for ringtail
ˈrɪŋˌteɪlring·tail

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. 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

  2. common raccoon, common racoon, coon, ringtail, Procyon lotornoun

    North American raccoon

  3. capuchin, ringtail, Cebus capucinusnoun

    monkey of Central America and South America having thick hair on the head that resembles a monk's cowl

  4. ringtailnoun

    an immature golden eagle

Wiktionary

  1. ringtailnoun

    A ring-tailed animal, notably:

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Ringtailnoun

    A kind of kite with a whitish tail. Nathan Bailey

    Etymology: ring and tail.

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  1. 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

  1. Ringtailnoun

    a bird having a distinct band of color across the tail, as the hen harrier

  2. Ringtailnoun

    a light sail set abaft and beyong the leech of a boom-and-gaff sail; -- called also ringsail

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  1. trailing

  2. trialing

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of ringtail in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of ringtail in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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