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RINGTAIL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An immature golden eagle
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("ringtail" is a kind of...):
Aquila chrysaetos; golden eagle (large eagle of mountainous regions of the northern hemisphere having a golden-brown head and neck)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Monkey of Central America and South America having thick hair on the head that resembles a monk's cowl
Synonyms:
capuchin; Cebus capucinus; ringtail
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("ringtail" is a kind of...):
New World monkey; platyrrhine; platyrrhinian (hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails)
Holonyms ("ringtail" is a member of...):
Cebus; genus Cebus (type genus of the Cebidae)
Sense 3
Meaning:
North American raccoon
Synonyms:
common raccoon; common racoon; coon; Procyon lotor; ringtail
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("ringtail" is a kind of...):
raccoon; racoon (an omnivorous nocturnal mammal native to North America and Central America)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings
Synonyms:
Bassariscus astutus; bassarisk; cacomistle; cacomixle; civet cat; coon cat; miner's cat; raccoon fox; ring-tailed cat; ringtail
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("ringtail" is a kind of...):
procyonid (plantigrade carnivorous mammals)
Holonyms ("ringtail" is a member of...):
Bassariscus; genus Bassariscus (cacomistles)
