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ringtail
CIDE DICTIONARY
ringtail, n.
- A bird having a distinct band of color across the tail, as the hen harrier. [1913 Webster]
- A light sail set abaft and beyong the leech of a boom-and-gaff sail; -- called also
ringsail . [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
ringtail, n.
1 a ring-tailed opossum, lemur, or phalanger.
2 a golden eagle up to its third year.
3 a female hen-harrier.
1 a ring-tailed opossum, lemur, or phalanger.
2 a golden eagle up to its third year.
3 a female hen-harrier.
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