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ringtail en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English ring Proto-Germanic *taglą Proto-West Germanic *tagl Old English tæġl Middle English tayl English tail English ringtail From ring + tail.

Meanings

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
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
3. A ring-tailed animal, notably: ▸ A capuchin monkey (Cebus spp.)
4. A ring-tailed animal, notably: ▸ A ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta)
5. A ring-tailed animal, notably: ▸ A raccoon (Procyon spp, especially Procyon lotor)
6. A ring-tailed animal, notably: ▸ A ringtail possum (family Pseudocheiridae)
7. A ring-tailed animal, notably: ▸ 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.

Forms

Deriveds

ringtail civet · ringtail cat

Synonyms

civet cat · raccoon fox · raccoon fox · ring-tailed civet cat · ringtail · ring-tailed cat · miner's cat · miner's cat

Translations (12)

pt bassarisco (Bassariscus astutus) · pl kotofretka (Bassariscus astutus) · ru какоми́цли (Bassariscus astutus) · de nordamerikanische Katzenfrett (Bassariscus astutus) · eo ringovosta basarisko (Bassariscus astutus) · fi kakomisti (Bassariscus astutus) · fr bassaris rusé (Bassariscus astutus) · pl norka kalifornijska (Bassariscus astutus) · es cacomixtle norteño (Bassariscus astutus) · pl szopik pręgoogonowy (Bassariscus astutus) · ja カコミスル (Bassariscus astutus) · nl noord-Amerikaanse katfret (Bassariscus astutus)