Meaning

9 senses
  1. 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

    nordamerikanische Katzenfrett

    какоми́цлиkakomícli

    North American raccoon

  2. A cacomistle, Bassariscus sumichrasti

  3. A ring-tailed animal, notably:

    A capuchin monkey (Cebus spp.)

  4. A ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta)

  5. A raccoon (Procyon spp, especially Procyon lotor)

  6. A ringtail possum (family Pseudocheiridae)

  7. Any of various damselflies of the genus Austrolestes, of Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific islands

  8. A ringsail.

  9. (Australia, slang)A ring-in.

Translations

6 languages
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Deutsch
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Forms

plural: ringtail / ringtails

Synonyms

17 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words

See also

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