ring-tailed cat

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

ring-tailed cat
    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}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Ring-tailed \Ring"-tailed`\, a. (Zool.)
   Having the tail crossed by conspicuous bands of color.
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   {Ring-tailed cat} (Zool.), the cacomixle.

   {Ring-tailed eagle} (Zool.), a young golden eagle.
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