单词 | ringtail |
释义 | ringtail[ ring-teyl ] / ˈrɪŋˌteɪl / nounany 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. adjectivering-tailed. Origin of ringtailFirst recorded in 1530–40; ring1 + tail1 Words nearby ringtailringster, ring stone, ringstraked, ring-streaked, ring syringe, ringtail, ring-tailed, ringtail monkey, ring taw, ring the changes, ringtone Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ringtailBritish Dictionary definitions for ringtailringtail / (ˈrɪŋˌteɪl) / nounAlso 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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