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ring-tailed

ring-tailed
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ring teyld]
    • /rɪŋ teɪld/
    • /rɪŋ teɪl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ring teyld]
    • /rɪŋ teɪld/

Definitions of ring-tailed word

  • adjective ring-tailed having the tail ringed with alternating colors, as a raccoon. 1
  • adjective ring-tailed having a coiled tail. 1
  • adjective ring-tailed (of an animal) having a tail marked with rings of a distinctive colour 0
  • adjective ring-tailed having colored bands or stripes around the tail 0

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Origin of ring-tailed

First appearance:

before 1715
One of the 49% newest English words
First recorded in 1715-25

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Parts of speech for Ring-tailed

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

ring-tailed popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Top questions with ring-tailed

  • how many ring-tailed lemurs are left?

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