Pronunciation: /ˈrɪŋteɪl/
noun
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1a ring-tailed cat or lemur.
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a female hen harrier or related harrier.
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a golden eagle up to its third year.
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2 (also ringtail or ring-tailed possum) a nocturnal tree-dwelling Australian possum that habitually curls its prehensile tail into a ring or spiral. - Genus Pseudocheirus and other genera, family Petauridae: several species