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

“In general, heat affects animals in the same way that it affects humans,” Balas said, after feeding fruit popsicles to ring-tailed lemurs, some clambering onto his shoulders to get served first.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 4, 2023

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

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

And I can't get a messenger to answer a call; and that ring-tailed, star-spangled ornament of a janitor won't answer his private bell.

From The Sign at Six by White, Stewart Edward