ring-tailed

American  

[ring-teyld] / ˈrɪŋˌteɪld /

adjective

1. having the tail ringed with alternating colors, as a raccoon.

2. having a coiled tail.

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ring-tailed British  

adjective

1. (of an animal) having a tail marked with rings of a distinctive colour

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Etymology

Origin of ring-tailed

First recorded in 1715–25

Example Sentences

It is home to wildlife such as ring-tailed lemurs, the long-tailed cat, the fossa, spiny hedgehog-like mammals called tenrecs and nocturnal primates known as aye-ayes.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 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

“He trusted his caretakers like no other lemur and, as the lowest-ranking of his ring-tailed lemur group, he often chose to eat next them rather than his group,” the zoo said.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 4, 2022

The ring-tailed lemurs of Madagascar, for instance, often face the morning sun in a posture resembling the lotus position of yoga but with extended legs.

From Scientific American • Nov. 17, 2021

A Bank of England note was valueless to them, and the brightest specimen of an American gold eagle would not buy the meanest ring-tailed monkey.

From Sawdust & Spangles Stories & Secrets of the Circus by Coup, W. C.