necked
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of necked
Example Sentences
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Researchers have identified a gigantic new species of long necked dinosaur in Thailand that is now considered the largest dinosaur ever discovered in Southeast Asia.
From Science Daily • May 15, 2026
“Oh, he’s necked it,” Sir Nick Faldo accurately told American TV viewers.
From BBC • May 13, 2024
Long necked animals, such as giraffes, need to pump blood upward from the heart against gravity.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Mike McNerney of Carbondale, Illinois, an authority on necked discoids, believes they are a corruption of the classic Celtic cross, with the ends of the cross being dropped from the design.
From Washington Times • Nov. 1, 2015
The one who remained was in his seventies, but tall and bull necked and powerful.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
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