ring-tailed
Americanadjective
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having the tail ringed with alternating colors, as a raccoon.
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having a coiled tail.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of ring-tailed
First recorded in 1715–25
Example Sentences
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The second species is the ring-tailed glider, and just like its Australian cousin the greater glider, it lives in the hollows of tall trees.
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026
In a study published on Tuesday in Nature Communications, the team discovered that group-living mammals such as ring-tailed lemurs and elephants generally outlive solitary species such as tigers and chipmunks.
From Scientific American • Jan. 31, 2023
New Zealand's Wellington Zoo has more than doubled its population of endangered ring-tailed lemurs after its four females gave birth to twins, the zoo's primate manager said on Tuesday.
From Reuters • Oct. 12, 2022
The median life expectancy of a ring-tailed lemur is around 16 years.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 4, 2022
I found that this was one of the ring-tailed species, the top of the tail being bare for about two inches, and formed like a white ring.
From A Boy's Voyage Round the World by Smiles, Samuel
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