Definitions for: Ringtail

[n] an immature golden eagle
[n] monkey of Central and South America having a cowl of thick hair on the head
[n] North American raccoon
[n] raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings

Webster (1913) Definition: Ring"tail`, n.
1. (Zo["o]l.) A bird having a distinct band of color across
the tail, as the hen harrier.

2. (Naut.) A light sail set abaft and beyong the leech of a
boom-and-gaff sail; -- called also ringsail.

Ringtail boom (Naut.), a spar which is rigged on a boom for
setting a ringtail.

Synonyms: Bassariscus astutus, bassarisk, cacomistle, cacomixle, capuchin, Cebus capucinus, civet cat, common raccoon, common racoon, coon, coon cat, miner's cat, Procyon lotor, raccoon fox, ring-tailed cat

See Also: Aquila chrysaetos, Bassariscus, Cebus, genus Bassariscus, genus Cebus, golden eagle, New World monkey, procyonid, raccoon, racoon

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