ringtail

 
Pronunciation: /ˈrɪŋteɪl/

noun

  • 1a ring-tailed cat or lemur.
  • a female hen harrier or related harrier.
  • a golden eagle up to its third year.
  • 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