[ring-teyl] 
| 1. | any phalanger of the genus Pseudocheirus, having the prehensile tail curled into a ring. |
| 2. | cacomistle. |
| 3. | Also called ringsail. Nautical. a narrow studdingsail set abaft a gaff sail, esp. a spanker, upon spears extending beyond the gaff and boom. |
| 4. | ring-tailed. |
[kak-uh-mis-uh
l] | 1. | Also, cac⋅o⋅mix⋅le [kak-uh-mis-uhl, -mik-suhl] . Also called bassarisk, ringtail, coon cat. a carnivorous animal, Bassariscus astutus, of Mexico and the southwestern U.S., related to the raccoon but smaller, with a sharper snout and longer tail. |
| 2. | civet cat. |
[ring-teyld] | 1. | having the tail ringed with alternating colors, as a raccoon. |
| 2. | having a coiled tail. |
| ring·tail (rĭng'tāl') n. A small carnivorous raccoonlike mammal (Bassariscus astutus) of the southwest United States, having grayish or brownish fur and a black-banded tail. |