ringtail

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ringtail

noun ringtail · ringtails · ring-tail

  1. A North American ringtail, Bassariscus astutus

    Similar: miner's cat, raccoon fox, civet cat, ringtail, ring-tailed cat, ring-tailed civet cat

  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.

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noun Bassariscus astutus

Españolcacomixtle norteño
日本語カコミスル kakomisuru
Portuguêsbassarisco
Françaisbassaris rusé
Deutschnordamerikanische Katzenfrett
Русскийкакоми́цли kakomícli

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@misc{ringtail_2026,
  title = {ringtail},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ringtail},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}