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North American ringtails

North American ringtails is the plural of North American ringtail.

Meaning of North American ringtail

Noun

North American ringtail (plural North American ringtails)

  1. A small carnivorous mammal with a distinctive black-and-white ringed tail, native to the southwestern United States and Mexico; Bassariscus astutus.
    • While the North American ringtail lives in rocky regions with scattered trees, its Central American relative lives in dense, moist forests and spends most of its time in the trees.1979, Dorothy Hinshaw Patent, Raccoons, Coatimundis, and Their Family, Holiday House, page 83

Questions about North American ringtails

What is North American ringtails the plural of?
North American ringtails is the plural of North American ringtail.

Words near North American ringtails in the dictionary

  1. North American Indian
  2. North American Indians
  3. North American porcupine
  4. North American porcupines
  5. North American ringtail
  6. North American ringtails
  7. North American robin
  8. North American robins
  9. North American States
  10. North American Union
  11. North American wheel bug

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