Definition of "ringtail"

A ring-tailed animal, notably:

1. A small carnivorous mammal, Bassariscus astutus, somewhat like a raccoon, native to the southwestern United States and Mexico  examples

2. A capuchin monkey (Cebus spp.)  examples

3. A ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta)  examples

4. A raccoon (Procyon spp, especially Procyon lotor)  examples

5. A ringtail possum (family Pseudocheiridae)  examples

6. Any of various damselflies of the genus Austrolestes, of Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific islands  examples

(nautical) A ringsail.  examples

(Australia, slang) A ring-in.