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ring-tailed coati

ring-tailed coati noun: a coati species, Nasua nasua, native to South America.

Noun

ring-tailed coati (plural ring-tailed coatis)

  1. A coati species, Nasua nasua, native to South America.
    • The additions to the Zoological Society's Gardens during past week include a Ring-tailed Coati (Nasua rufa ♂) from South America, presented by Miss K. M. Battam[…]1884 August 21, Nature, volume XXX, page 397, column 1
    • But the parents were gone, and a sudden squeal from the ring-tailed coati hastened Bobby's exit after them.1894, Phil Robinson, “The Zoo Revisited VII – The Small Cats' House”, in The English Illustrated Magazine, volume XI, page 883

Synonyms of ring-tailed coati

Forms of ring-tailed coati

pluralring-tailed coatis

Questions about ring-tailed coati

What does ring-tailed coati mean?
Ring-tailed coati means a coati species, Nasua nasua, native to South America.
What part of speech is ring-tailed coati?
Ring-tailed coati is a noun.
What is the plural of ring-tailed coati?
The plural of ring-tailed coati is ring-tailed coatis.

Words near ring-tailed coati in the dictionary

  1. ring-tailed
  2. ring-tailed cat
  3. ring-tailed cats
  4. ring-tailed civet cat
  5. ring-tailed civet cats
  6. ring-tailed coati
  7. ring-tailed coatis
  8. ring-tailed glider
  9. ring-tailed gliders
  10. ring-tailed lemur
  11. ring-tailed lemurs

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