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Definition of Ringtail
1. Noun. Raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings.
Generic synonyms: Procyonid
Group relationships: Bassariscus, Genus Bassariscus
2. Noun. North American raccoon.
3. Noun. Monkey of Central America and South America having thick hair on the head that resembles a monk's cowl.
Generic synonyms: New World Monkey, Platyrrhine, Platyrrhinian
Group relationships: Cebus, Genus Cebus
4. Noun. An immature golden eagle.
Definition of Ringtail
1. n. A bird having a distinct band of color across the tail, as the hen harrier.
Definition of Ringtail
1. Noun. A ring-tailed animal, notably: ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ringtail
1. an animal having a tail with ringlike markings [n -S]
Medical Definition of Ringtail
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Ringtail
Literary usage of Ringtail
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Fur Facts by Albert M. Ahern (1922)
"THE ringtail CAT The ringtail cat is not familiar to most trappers as it is found
only in parts of New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, California, ..."
2. Sporting Magazine edited by [Anonymus AC02751662] (1827)
"Mr. Darnell's br. c. by Waverley, dam by Sancho, out of ringtail. Lord Kennedy's
bc by Champignon, dam by Shuttle. Lord Kennedy's br. c. by Whisker, ..."
3. Neighbours of Field, Wood, and Stream: Or, Through the Year with Nature's by Morton Grinnell (1901)
"Cooney the Fox—ringtail the Coon—Shy the Red Deer— Swift the Otter. /^OONEY the
Fox had one accustomed y^ run. He had many others that he knew like an open ..."
4. Centennial History of Missouri: (the Center State) One Hundred Years in the by Walter Barlow Stevens (1921)
"ringtail Painter, by tradition, was the first white settler in the Grand river
country. ... The subject of one of these sketches was ringtail Painter. ..."
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