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单词 ringtail
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ringtail

[ ring-teyl ]
/ ˈrɪŋˌteɪl /

noun

any phalanger of the genus Pseudocheirus, having the prehensile tail curled into a ring.
cacomistle.
Also called ringsail. Nautical. a narrow studdingsail set abaft a gaff sail, especially a spanker, upon spears extending beyond the gaff and boom.

adjective

ring-tailed.

Origin of ringtail

First recorded in 1530–40; ring1 + tail1

Words nearby ringtail

ringster, ring stone, ringstraked, ring-streaked, ring syringe, ringtail, ring-tailed, ringtail monkey, ring taw, ring the changes, ringtone
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British Dictionary definitions for ringtail

ringtail
/ (ˈrɪŋˌteɪl) /

noun

Also called: ring-tailed cat another name for cacomistle
Also called: ringtail possum Australian any of several possums having curling prehensile tails used to grasp branches while climbing
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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