/ Dictionary / Index R ringtail: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: ring•tail Pronunciation: (ring'tāl"), [key] — n. any phalanger of the genus Pseudocheirus, having the prehensile tail curled into a ring. cacomistle. Also calleda narrow studdingsail set abaft a gaff sail, esp. a spanker, upon spears extending beyond the gaff and boom. —adj. ring-tailed. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: ringtail (Thesaurus) ring-streaked ring-tailed Related Content Daily Word Quiz: perspicacious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language