1. Raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings
   "The bassarisk, also known as the ringtail, is often mistaken for a fox"; "The cacomistle, also known as the ringtail, is often mistaken for a fox"; "The coon cat, also known as the ringtail, is often mistaken for a fox"; "The raccoon fox, also known as the ringtail, is often mistaken for a fox"; "The ring-tailed cat, also known as the ringtail, is often mistaken for a fox"; "The civet cat, also known as the ringtail, is often mistaken for a fox"; "The miner's cat, also known as the ringtail, is often mistaken for a fox"; "The Bassariscus astutus, also known as the ringtail, is often mistaken for a fox";
   - bassarisk, cacomistle, cacomixle, coon cat, raccoon fox, ring-tailed cat, civet cat, miner's cat, Bassariscus astutus
    
2. North American raccoon
   "The ringtail deftly washed its food in the stream before eating";
   - common raccoon, common racoon, coon [N. Amer, informal], Procyon lotor
    
3. Monkey of Central America and South America having thick hair on the head that resembles a monk's cowl
   "The clever ringtail used a stone to crack open nuts";
   - capuchin, Cebus capucinus
    
4. An immature golden eagle
   "The ringtail's plumage was noticeably different from that of the adult eagles"

Derived forms: ringtails

Type of: Aquila chrysaetos, golden eagle, New World monkey, platyrrhine, platyrrhinian, procyonid, raccoon, racoon

Part of: Bassariscus, Cebus, genus Bassariscus, genus Cebus

Encyclopedia: Ringtail