ringtail

Meanings

Plural: ringtail, ringtails

Noun

• raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings
• North American raccoon
• monkey of Central America and South America having thick hair on the head that resembles a monk's cowl
• an immature golden eagle
• 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
• 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
• A ring-tailed animal, notably:
• A capuchin monkey (Cebus spp.)
• A ring-tailed animal, notably:
• A ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta)
• A ring-tailed animal, notably:
• A raccoon (Procyon spp, especially Procyon lotor)
• A ring-tailed animal, notably:
• A ringtail possum (family Pseudocheiridae)
• A ring-tailed animal, notably:
• Any of various damselflies of the genus Austrolestes, of Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific islands
• A ringsail.
• A ring-in.

Synonyms

Bassariscus astutus, bassarisk, cacomistle, cacomixle, capuchin, Cebus capucinus, civet cat, common raccoon, common racoon, coon, coon cat, miner's cat, Procyon lotor, raccoon fox, ring-tailed cat, ring-tailed civet cat, ringtail