Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

north american ringtail

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English

Syllables: north amer-i-can ring-tail
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small carnivorous mammal with a distinctive black-and-white ringed tail, native to the southwestern United States and Mexico; Bassariscus astutus.

Example Sentences

"While the North American ringtail lives in rocky regions with scattered trees, its Central American relative lives in dense, moist forests and spends most of its time in the trees."
"The North American ringtail, Bassariscus astutus, generally occurs in semiarid deserts, rocky areas, and canyons of the southwestern United States and Mexico but is usually never found far from water."

Inflected Forms

North American ringtails (plural)

Synonyms

civet cat miner's cat raccoon fox ringtail ring-tailed cat ring-tailed civet cat

Questions

What does north american ringtail mean?: A small carnivorous mammal with a distinctive black-and-white ringed tail, native to the southwestern United States and Mexico; Bassariscus astutus.

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