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

Ms Marsh, who appeared in the ITV series Essex Wives in 2002, took the council to court after it did not allow her to adopt eight ring-tailed lemurs.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2025

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

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

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