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ringtail

ringtail noun: a North American ringtail, Bassariscus astutus.

ringtail: a North American ringtail, Bassariscus astutus
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Noun

ringtail (plural ringtail or ringtails)

  1. A North American ringtail, Bassariscus astutus
  2. A cacomistle, Bassariscus sumichrasti
  3. A capuchin monkey (Cebus spp.)
  4. A ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta)
  5. A raccoon (Procyon spp, especially Procyon lotor)
  6. A ringtail possum (family Pseudocheiridae)
  7. 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.

ringtail meaning in Tamil

ringtail in Tamil

இதுவும் ஒரு சிற்றினம் ஆகும்

Synonyms of ringtail

All synonyms of ringtail

Forms of ringtail

pluralringtail
pluralringtails
alternative formring-tail

Plural of ringtail: ringtail or ringtails

Origin of ringtail

From ring + tail.

Words formed from ringtail

Phrases with ringtail

Questions about ringtail

What does ringtail mean?
Ringtail means a North American ringtail, Bassariscus astutus.
What is ringtail in Tamil?
Ringtail in Tamil is இதுவும் ஒரு சிற்றினம் ஆகும். See Ringtail meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is ringtail?
Ringtail is a noun.
What is the plural of ringtail?
The plural of ringtail is ringtail.

Words near ringtail in the dictionary

  1. ringster
  2. ringsters
  3. ringstone
  4. ringstones
  5. ringstraked
  6. ringtail
  7. ringtail cat
  8. ringtail cats
  9. ringtail civet
  10. ringtail civets
  11. ringtail possum

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ringtail (page history and authors); ringtail (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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