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

The other is a a ring-tailed glider with a tail that can grasp branches.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

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

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

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