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.


2. Noun. North American raccoon.
Exact synonyms: Common Raccoon, Common Racoon, Coon, Procyon Lotor
Generic synonyms: Raccoon, Racoon

3. Noun. Monkey of Central America and South America having thick hair on the head that resembles a monk's cowl.
Exact synonyms: Capuchin, Cebus Capucinus
Generic synonyms: New World Monkey, Platyrrhine, Platyrrhinian
Group relationships: Cebus, Genus Cebus

4. Noun. An immature golden eagle.
Generic synonyms: Aquila Chrysaetos, 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. an animal having a tail with ringlike markings [n -S]

Medical Definition of Ringtail

1. 1. A bird having a distinct band of colour across the tail, as the hen harrier. 2. A light sail set abaft and beyong the leech of a boom-and-gaff sail; called also ringsail. Ringtail boom, a spar which is rigged on a boom for setting a ringtail. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ringtail

ringmasters
ringmen
ringneck
ringneck
ringnecks
ringneck snake
Ringo Starr
rings
ringside
ringsides
ringside seat
ringster
ringsters
ringstraked
ringtail (current term)
ringtail (current term)
ringtails
ringtaw
ringtaws
ringtoss
ringtosses
ringway
ringways
ringwise
ringwork
ringworks
ringworm
ringworm
ringworms
ringworm bush

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