ring-tailed coati

noun

A coati species, Nasua nasua, native to South America.

Meanings

nounring-tailed coati (plural ring-tailed coatis)

plural ring-tailed coatis

  1. A coati species, Nasua nasua, native to South America.

    But the parents were gone, and a sudden squeal from the ring-tailed coati hastened Bobby's exit after them.

    1894, Phil Robinson, “The Zoo Revisited VII – The Small Cats' House”, in The English Illustrated Magazine, volume XI, page 883
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    The additions to the Zoological Society's Gardens during past week include a Ring-tailed Coati (Nasua rufa ♂) from South America, presented by Miss K. M. Battam[…]

    1884 August 21, Nature, volume XXX, page 397, column 1

    The ring-tailed coati is found throughout much of South America, reaching the southern limits of its range in northern Argentina and Uruguay.

    2017 October 19, Ben T. Hirsch, Matthew E. Gompper, “Causes and consequeces of coati sociality” (chapter 28), in David W. Macdonald, Chris Newman, Lauren A. Harrington, editors, Biology and Conservation of Musteloids, Oxford: OUP Oxford, →DOI, →ISBN, page 516

    Synonyms: South American coati

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA coati species, Nasua nasua, native to South America.

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