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ring-tailed

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.34 in modern English

Syllables
ring--tailed
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

having a tail marked with differently colored rings

adj

carrying its flexible tail in a circular or spiraling form

Etymology

From ring + tail + -ed.

Inflected Forms

more ring-tailed (comparative) most ring-tailed (superlative) ringtailed (alternative)

Phrases

ring-tailed lemur

Frequently Paired Words

ringtail ringstraked

Questions

What does ring-tailed mean?
having a tail marked with differently colored rings
Where does ring-tailed come from?
From ring + tail + -ed.

How to pronounce ring-tailed

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