Ringtail

ringtail
    n 1: raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the
         southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with
         black and white rings [syn: {bassarisk}, {cacomistle},
         {cacomixle}, {coon cat}, {raccoon fox}, {ringtail}, {ring-
         tailed cat}, {civet cat}, {miner's cat}, {Bassariscus
         astutus}]
    2: North American raccoon [syn: {common raccoon}, {common
       racoon}, {coon}, {ringtail}, {Procyon lotor}]
    3: monkey of Central America and South America having thick hair
       on the head that resembles a monk's cowl [syn: {capuchin},
       {ringtail}, {Cebus capucinus}]
    4: an immature golden eagle
    

Ringtail \Ring"tail`\, n.
   1. (Zool.) A bird having a distinct band of color across the
      tail, as the hen harrier.
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   2. (Naut.) A light sail set abaft and beyong the leech of a
      boom-and-gaff sail; -- called also {ringsail}.
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   {Ringtail boom} (Naut.), a spar which is rigged on a boom for
      setting a ringtail.
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