ring-tailed
Americanadjective
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having the tail ringed with alternating colors, as a raccoon.
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having a coiled tail.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of ring-tailed
First recorded in 1715–25
Example Sentences
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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
They looked at DNA from a cat, black and white colobus, dog, ferret, giraffe, horse, human, lion, mouse, naked mole rat, rabbit, rat, ring-tailed lemur and a tiger.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 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
"That appeals ter me as a ring-tailed roarer of a good idee," announced Buck Bradley, when he had finished.
From The Border Boys Across the Frontier by Goldfrap, John Henry
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