ring-necked

[ ring-nekt ]

/ ˈrɪŋˌnɛkt /

adjective Zoology.

having a ring of distinctive color around the neck.

Words nearby ring-necked

ring-around-the-rosey, ring-billed gull, ring-dyke, ring-fence, ring-knife, ring-necked, ring-necked duck, ring-necked pheasant, ring-porous, ring-shout, ring-spinning frame

Origin of ring-necked

First recorded in 1850–55

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Examples from the Web for ring-necked

The only kinds known were the ring-necked lory and the common red and green lorikeet, both common at Amboyna.
The Malay Archipelago|Alfred Russell Wallace
The garter and ring-necked snakes wear Eve's wedding-ring as a collar.
How Girls Can Help Their Country|Juliette Low
The copperhead, garter snakes, and ring-necked snakes all collapsed at temperatures near 41.
Natural History of the Racer Coluber constrictor|Henry S. Fitch
But the most conspicuous and interesting of all these lawn birds are the ring-necked plovers, or killdeers.
Under the Maples|John Burroughs

British Dictionary definitions for ring-necked

ring-necked

adjective

(of animals, esp certain birds and snakes) having a band of distinctive colour around the neck

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ring-necked

adjective Zoology.

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